Mum’s Jewels Sold for Brothel Visit

A 14-year-old German teenager took his mother’s jewellery worth between 2,000 and 3,000 euros ($2,500-$3,800) and pawned it for 300 euros ($380) to finance two trips to a brothel for himself and a friend, German police said on Wednesday. Karlsruhe police spokesman Ralf Minet said the teenager’s mother is pressing charges of theft against her son, […]

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Plagued by Prostitution, California’s Vallejo Fights Back

It’s Saturday night in Vallejo, Calif., a medium-size town 25 miles northeast of San Francisco, and the locals have hit the streets looking for prostitutes — not to do business with them, but to scare them off. Half a dozen members of a local neighborhood group called the Kentucky Street Watch Owls are out on patrol, walking the streets to discourage prostitutes and their customers from plying their trade in the community.

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