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[PateoFurniture]

The state police did one of their anti-trafficking stings in Effingham back in January but only 1 of those 5 guys was charged with soliciting a minor. The rest were just simple solicitation. I'm not sure if they posted an ad online or were targeting the truck stops or how they set the sting up. My guess is this task force is hitting downstate cities with a lot of interstate traffic. I do wonder if the state police changed their tactics a bit since they went from 1 arrest in Effingham to 5 arrests in Danville for solicitation of a minor and associated offenses or the higher population area resulted in more people looking for that.

Granted Dantucky has a larger population than Effingham, Mattoon and Chuck-town combined, it's still not Decatur or the other 4 urban centers of CI or close to half the size of any but Decatur and demographicly, probably the closest to Decatur as another dying industrial town.

We're long overdue for a sting and given our limited variety, someone is going to take the bait.

[Jannisary]

I agree, however this hobby is not without risk. There hasn't been a big sting in awhile and once LEO smells blood in the water, he's circling around.

The state police did one of their anti-trafficking stings in Effingham back in January but only 1 of those 5 guys was charged with soliciting a minor. The rest were just simple solicitation. I'm not sure if they posted an ad online or were targeting the truck stops or how they set the sting up. My guess is this task force is hitting downstate cities with a lot of interstate traffic. I do wonder if the state police changed their tactics a bit since they went from 1 arrest in Effingham to 5 arrests in Danville for solicitation of a minor and associated offenses or the higher population area resulted in more people looking for that.

[PateoFurniture]

These were for soliciting UNDERAGE CHILDREN! Crosses a Red Line!

I agree, however this hobby is not without risk. There hasn't been a big sting in awhile and once LEO smells blood in the water, he's circling around.

[Percius917]

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hu...inois-danville

Just a reminder to always be wary. I know one of the arrestees from work.

Those busted in that sting deserve a lot worse than being thrown into jail. They intentionally tried to arrange meetups with minors. They are the most despicable form of human beings. Pedophiles are the dirt on the bottoms of the shoes of those that are the scum of the earth.

[Vick1957]

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hu...inois-danville

Just a reminder to always be wary. I know one of the arrestees from work.

These were for soliciting UNDERAGE CHILDREN! Crosses a Red Line!

[PateoFurniture]

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hu...inois-danville

Just a reminder to always be wary. I know one of the arrestees from work.

[Phillyboy75]

This forum is great. I just joined but it is just what I needed. I travel central and southern Illinois as a sales rep & the first thing I do in every town is go for a cruise looking for some fun. The info here will save me a world of wasted time. I am also an AMP fanatic so again I'm saved from wasting time and money on dead end spots.

Thanks guys and I will keep you posted on my adventures.

[NervousPervis]

I have heard that there is some fun to be had at the Sundown Club in Willeys.

When I drive by it, it looks empty.

Is it still open, and are the extras there?

I saw an advertisement in the Sunday paper looking for exotic dancers. I called the number and he said it was for a club in Taylorville open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. I had a hard time hearing him I was in tavern when I called. I knew I wouldn't be in town then so I did not ask anymore questions. The phone number is 217 XXX 7262.

Good luck.

[Casino Bandit]

I have heard that there is some fun to be had at the Sundown Club in Willeys.

When I drive by it, it looks empty.

Is it still open, and are the extras there?

[Worldly Monger]

Cruise thru the stroll. Seems dead though. Hooked up with Kitty. She got her tongue peirced. Feels good. As usual she gives a good performance.

[Jimmy]

Seems pretty quiet in here. Seem that most of the girls are ducking warrants, so not out much. Anyone got anything new?

[Casino Bandit]

Has anyone ever been to The Sundown Club in Willeys Station? Wondering if this would be a good club to try. The only other one I know of in the area is Deja Vu, which ofers no extras. Any info will be appriciated.

[Mister Quick]

Big Brother really is watching you, if you happen to pass through any of four intersections on Decatur's near north side, where remotely operated video cameras have been installed by the Decatur Police Department.

The No. 1 purpose of the cameras is to deter crime, said Deputy Police Chief James Chervinko, commander of the police department's patrol division.

"It's a true deterrent to things like narcotics sales, prostitution or street gang activity," Chervinko said. "Since the first two cameras went up this summer, we have recorded some criminal activity and used those recordings in our investigations."

[BOLD]All four cameras were purchased with federal Weed and Seed funding aimed at fighting crime in inner-city neighborhoods. The goal of the program is to weed out the criminal element and supplant it with neighborhood residents who will aid police in keeping criminal activity at bay. [/BOLD]

The cameras are mounted on city light poles at Leafland Avenue and College Street, Leafland and Union Street, Marietta and Edward streets and Marietta and Van Dyke streets.

Decatur Police Chief James Anderson said the camera at Marietta and Van Dyke is called the "blue light special" by area residents who are members of Neighborhood United, the local neighborhood organization, because of the flashing blue light on top of the unit. He said the two cameras on Marietta Street were added in September under phase two of the federal grant.

Feedback from residents of the neighborhoods where the cameras operate has been positive, said Sheryol Threewit, Weed and Seed site director, who oversees administration of the federal grant funds.

"Neighborhood United has one camera by a store and a smoke shop," Threewit said. "Residents have noticed the neighborhood around there is quieter, and the undesirables are moving out. They feel more protected.

"In the Old King's Orchard area, when the cameras first went up, there were people who said they would shoot them down, but that hasn't happened. The residents there are very happy with them."

One area resident called to tell her to let the police know that trees and bushes needed to be trimmed in one location to allow a camera to see farther down the street, Threewit said.

Chervinko said the police department already had realized that need existed and a city forestry crew removed several large trees from that location and will be taking down other trees and shrubs to improve the field of view for the two new cameras. He said once that is done, the cameras will be able to spot activity two to three blocks away.

"We know crime is down in the Weed and Seed areas," Threewit said. "We just can't say precisely how much."

Chervinko said, "The next best thing to having a police officer standing on the corner is overt surveillance." He said city street crews have posted signs two to three blocks in all directions from each intersection informing passers-by "Attention: Area Under Police Video Surveillance."

Each camera makes a continuous video for 45 days, and officers can go back at any point during those periods and grab a segment for use in their investigations, Chervinko said. Five sets of monitors for the cameras are mounted in the offices of Anderson and his three deputy chiefs, as well as in the patrol supervisor's office, he said.

The cameras have a 22-power optical zoom feature and a 10-power digital zoom to enhance their pictures, he said.

"We're not watching those monitors every minute," Chervinko said. "But if we see something happening, we can instantly take a picture of it and send that photo to patrol officers on the street. This is 21st century policing. These systems have been used for years in Europe but only started getting into U.S. cities more recently."

The third year of Decatur's federal Weed and Seed grant began Oct. 1, and the city is receiving more than $12,000 to purchase a fifth remotely operated camera, Chervinko said. A location for the unit is under discussion, he said.

Project Safe Neighborhoods, under the auspices of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois, has pledged funding to the city for two more remotely operated cameras that can be placed in inner-city areas outside the Weed and Seed boundaries, Chervinko said. Those cameras should be in place sometime this winter, increasing the total number of cameras to seven, he said.

[Jimmy]

OK, Sandy's IS a notel. I thought it might be although it can be hard to tell. Until you spend the night in one and have to listen to the headboards banging on the wall all night, and leave with an army of crabs nesting in your britches. Had both happen to me at times over the years, as well as having had the experience of "checking in" to notels behind someone who was "legit" customer and did not know they were about to spend the night in one with their family. Which would be quite the learning experience for the kiddies, wouldn't it?? ;^) And you can hardly warn them off with the proprietor standing right there, now can you?? Thanks, I'll put the Lakeview on my list of places which are OK to stay.

For what the reason I dont know, but the SW's use Sandy's more as a vacation place than work. I think that there may be drugs and stolen goods running out of some of the rooms. If you know a few of them, you will see them going to the gas station to get smokes and sometimes trying to make a few dollars. Lakeview is ok and there are 2 or 3 more that would fit the bill, I just cant think of names right now.

[Peter_Girth]

Sandy's has some "talent" stay there as much or more than any other notel in town. I would take a look at Lakeview.

OK, Sandy's IS a notel. I thought it might be although it can be hard to tell. Until you spend the night in one and have to listen to the headboards banging on the wall all night, and leave with an army of crabs nesting in your britches. Had both happen to me at times over the years, as well as having had the experience of "checking in" to notels behind someone who was "legit" customer and did not know they were about to spend the night in one with their family. Which would be quite the learning experience for the kiddies, wouldn't it?? ;^) And you can hardly warn them off with the proprietor standing right there, now can you?? Thanks, I'll put the Lakeview on my list of places which are OK to stay.