Second and different article
Yes, one article of the past week was a sting on the girls. The other was observed transactions from an undercover car and the guys picture was prominent.
Why someone would pick up someone on Broad or Clinton? One can nod and they will walk to any other side street where observation is less likely and ones radar can be razor sharp and have more time to pick up foreign objects.
A careful read of the articles make clear that it is not enough to just look for black and whites. The Ward seat was just won by a guy who campaigned on getting rid of walker traffic. We all know such attention is episodic. But the more careful everyone is the faster the crime data shows success, the faster "normal" returns.