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I live down by the Baldwin Church (20 years!) and the street walker business has slowed around here, It looks like they just moved up the street. My neighbors and I try to chase them off the best we can but the Police force just is not that strong.
I love the idea of this site. I'm definitely spreading the word. This kind of thing just might work. Good job!

I am sick of seeing this I want them gone. I know the police are understaffed but come on this is disgusting right in our neighborhood around our children enough is enough.

This is an interesting comment since I know these girls always come back. They get picked up, do their time or get bonded out and are back on the street in a minute. I've chased them out of there, followed them and her customer until he boots her out, been cuzzed out, threatened, and mooned for the last 15 years and the only thing that changes are their faces.
I caught the little P. Rican girl yesterday at W. Rundell and Baldwin, called her in and she started walking. I'm sure when the cops came, it was unfounded and she was just up the street on a different corner.

I feel sorry for these girls. Does anybody know of a local ministry who could help them see there are other ways to make a living ? What a horrible way to live. I spoke to one lady who use to be a prostitute in Pontiac and ended up at Grace Centers. They get treated so badly after they "do their job". They need a way out.

Also, Sargent Davies said that if there are vehicles involved , the block captain for the area can submit the license plate number to him, they can track them down that way and talk with them.

I don't feel sorry for them and I certainly do not want to pay for anymore programs to rehabilitate them. When you get tired of listening to their sad story, I listened too, you'll also have a different attitude about this. We don't have enough cops on the street to shake a stick at let alone for any of them to call the John's and scold them for picking up a hooker.
But you do what you want and eventually you'll come around. Their type of business will make you mad too. 93 days in jail will dry anybody out yet they go back in the streets and pick up where they left off. It's all about the rock or the heroin or whatever.

I understand your discouragement. If we had them this frequently by me I would probably feel similarly. However, I think we all agree this needs to be changed. And if you are saying they are coming back even after being in jail, then even if we had more police , we would still have the problem. We need to find a solution .

By the way, Grace Centers and most ministries do not take federal money so we are not paying for that. In addition, I am repeating what Sargeant Daves said. If they ask us to do something to help them, I think we should.

Hooker city

Baldwin rd should change the name to Hooker st
the city needs to clean up the street Kids are walking up and down the st

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Well I found out about a ministry out of a church in Rochester. I will be going to one of their meetings . If consistent locations are posted ,I can give this ministry these and they come right out onto the streets.

Jehovah's Witness was working that neighborhood this morning knocking on doors and talking several black males hanging out on the corner of Putnam and Rundell.

Citygirl must not be from Pontiac. I have been here for ever. These girls don't want help and when you give it they take and take until you can't give anymore. Same as most of the homeless. Most have mental issues and should be placed in a institution. The way to rid the city of prostition is to embrass or get rid of the johns. Take their picture and post it I am sure someone wouldn't be happy. Its like any other business they go where they can get work. If people would quit picking the girls up then they would go elsewhere.

I am a Pontiac resident. I have lived here a total of 14 yrs. Thus, a decent amount of time but I am quite aware -- not as much as some. However, it has been long enough to know that there have been problems here for 20-30 years such as prostitution, crime, poverty, corruption , racism, political division etc. which, very obviously, have not been solved . If both of us want to be a part of the solution by different means, we both should go forth and attempt it . We are not each others enemy , we have a common one. I would like to see this city cleaned up as much as you. I am raising a family here just like you.

pimpy takes the money from them in exchange for crack, nobody goes after pimpy the root of the problem....

mona acts like there is no hookers on her side of town which is the west side.

why do men pick up these stray dogs? it is in the genetic code some men will risk death to procreate
it is ingrained in the brain for men .

the citizens of pontiac voted for this
and laid off the cops. what do ya expect?

this city has been goin down the tubes since Holland was mayor.

the water dept ripped people off who tried to pay the bills. was the money paid back ? do we actually know how much was stolen? nah.......

maybe its just time to cash in and move out of here for good and leave the city to these folks to steal from each other.

gee did campy russell ever pay back the 150,000 he borrowed from city tax payers for a drive thru party store that never was?

Mona says oh yes they are over here too. Josh who we call the "hot chick" keeps business on the ball on Huron until the cops roll up and he's not the only one. I would say Josh has probably been arrested 20 times, at least, worked at Wendy's and decided he likes hooking better. Mona says oh yes, they are on Telegraph sometimes too. It's just alittle bit harder to get picked up with cars flying in all directions. Mona is not stupid by a long shot as to where they are. Let's face it, most of them from other communities will tell you they were told to hit the Baldwin strip because that's where everyone goes to find them. It ain't about Mona.
thank u
mona

Thanks for all your input. I really like this site I just wish we could reach out to more people. It's sad that most people just look the other way and think it will go away. Thats not going to happen. I live here on Virginia for 20 years and the games the same it's only the faces that change. Thanks for being another concerned Citizen.

Are you the lady that puts the spot light on the hookers when they decide to park in front or near your house to do business? If you are, I believe we chatted once. I agree with you 100%. We aren't going to sweet talk them out of our neighborhoods or our city. Keep up the good work, I applaud you.

I can't believe Josh is still out there. Sad my kids went to school with him. There is still alot of prostition on Saginaw too. I also applaud the lady on Virginia. We take pictures of them (the johns) they hate that.

Baldwin and Forest this morning around 10:00, The P. Rican girl must be out of jail, there se was. Also people trying to turn into the big white house, always lots of kids and they plant a garen every year, hooker right in their way. We didn't let her stay there, how dare you with all the kids coming in to this site, you stand out here. She denied it but started walking down towards Tregent. When we came back, she was gone. Keep at, if you make it hard for them to do business, maybe they'll go somewhere else.

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