News Front

November, 1991

Cruise ControlPortland, Oregon--Beware the latest thing in cruise control: Vice squads seize the cars of men who patronize prostitutes. Once an undercover female police officer gets an offer of money for sex, the John is charged and his car is towed. First-time offenders usually get their cars back after they pay towing and storage charges and the cost of the decoy operation. Repeat offenders lose their cars. In the first six months of 1991, the city nabbed 207 vehicles, including a tractor-trai...