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Areas considered potential high-prostitution corridors include sections of East Third Street, East Fifth Street, Xenia Avenue, North Main Street and West Riverview Avenue.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
Dayton police responded to more than 60 incidents of prostitution or assisting or promoting prostitution this year, through early July.
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Officers said the letters are sent to people suspected of attempting to solicit prostitution, but the drivers aren’t always the ones who receive them. They can wind up being opened by spouses or by business owners whose vehicles were in the possession of their workers.
The tactic is not unique to Dayton. Other agencies in the United States use the tactic, known as “Dear Johns” initiatives.
Dayton Chief Richard Biehl’s signature is on the letters.
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