Two well reviewed and very reputable providers shared an apartment they used exclusively for incall in the west end of the San Fernando Valley. One of the providers was waiting for a client when she heard a knock on the door.  She looked through the peep hole and saw her client standing near the front of the door. When she opened the door, two men walked in. They identified themselves as police detectives and showed her their badges and identification cards.  They also gave her business cards. One of the detectives told her someone had filed a complaint about possible prostitution activity around her apartment building and they were conducting an investigation.  He asked her if she had seen anything suspicious.  She was at a loss for words but was able to say no in a crackling voice. He cut her off before she could say anything else. She was wearing a black lace bra and panty set with a matching see through sheer robe.  The detective told her to be on the look out for anything suspicious like women walking around wearing lingerie during the day and strangers coming and going to the same apartment.  He said they were going to be watching the building for suspects and told her they would appreciate her calling them if she observes anything suspicious.  He told her situations like this are a nuisance for the police because they have to investigate all vice complaints. He said It would be much easier on everyone if these doggone prostitutes would just use motels instead of using apartments with nosey neighbors. He told her to be careful, then they both thanked her for her cooperation and left.  She looked at their business cards after they were gone. They were official LAPD business cards and both detectives were assigned to a burglary detail. On the back of one of the cards was a hand written note "Just doing the vice guys a favor."  

Needless to say the girls gave the landlord a 30 day notice they were moving and never used the apartment again. I know both providers, one I have known since 2002 and I seriously doubt she would fabricate such a story.  The more I thought about what she told me, the more I realized LE spent about five minutes investigating and clearing up a problem they could have otherwise spent a lot of time, effort and money on to achieve the same results.  

I have only heard of this happened once before and it was also in the San Fernando Valley which is part of the City of Los Angeles.  In that case a group of girls know as Wendy and the Girls or the Valley Crew were running what amounted to a brothel out of an apartment. They had about five girls working at any given time during the day.  I paid a few visits to their place and it was run very efficiently.  They weren't well liked by the other providers because they were known as the WalMart of the provider business. One warning was all it took for them to close shop and split.

I wonder if this is a common practice elsewhere, or is it just a procedure LAPD uses to handle these types of complaints?