They also made about 6 or 7 arrests in DP for the same thing the next night.
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They also made about 6 or 7 arrests in DP for the same thing the next night.
UConn Asst. Basketball Coach Arrested
More than a dozen people charged following a morning prostitution sting run by Hartford police.
8:21 PM EDT,August 18, 2004
By JEFFREY B. COHEN and MATT BURGARD, The Hartford Courant
Hartford police arrested University of Connecticut men's assistant basketball coach Clyde Vaughan Wednesday morning after Vaughan allegedly tried to pay an undercover police officer $10 for oral sex, according to police.
Vaughan, 42, was one of more than a dozen people arrested in a prostitution sting run by police on Ashley Street. Vaughan was charged with patronizing a prostitute and interfering with an officer. The latter charge, police said, was for struggling when he learned he was part of a sting.
Vaughan was released on $2,500 bail.
A UConn spokesman had no immediate comment Wednesday.
Vaughan will be entering his third year as an assistant coach. According to a university website, he has a "nationally known reputation as an outstanding recruiter and teacher of front court players."
Went for a drive around 10:00pm. DP was barren except for the dealers, so went over to Albany area. Drove down Ash, and noticed at the Ashley Cafe a white girl, 30's, wearing a slinky dress. That immeadiately caught my attention that something wasn't right. Seemed way to out of the ordinary, first thing I thought of was undercover LE, so I drove on through and went to Edwards.
Spotted Jennifer on Walnut, that's the redhead that Stoner reported seeing early this month. She's a really nice girl. Unfortunately, she was robbed last night and punched in the eye, and it looks nasty. She was wearing sunglasses to cover it up.
Went back to my place for a little half & half. Gave her .70, I felt bad, and she was a trouper, she was more concerned about me and getting me off, and not her eye, which must've been killing her. She's really all not that bad looking if you can get past the 'weathered' look, and she has a smoking body. Definately worth spending some quality time with.
It was funny, while we were in the middle of, you know, the news came on with the story of the UConn coach getting busted on Ashley, we both kind of chuckled when we heard that, then it was back to business.
UConn assistant basketball coach busted in prostitution sting, [url]http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2676456[/url]
Please, no more posts about the UConn coach, it's been reported here already, look at any news website (including CNN, must be a slow news day).
I'd suggest steering clear of the area for the time being, the local and national media for that matter will be all over this (thanks to UConn winning both basketball National Championships this year).
Be smart out there.
Here's the official release from HPD's website:
HARTFORD POLICE MAKE 17 ARRESTS IN UNDERCOVER DETAIL TARGETING STREET LEVEL PROSTITUTION AND PERSONS PATRONIZING PROSTITUTES.
(Hartford) - On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m., and in response to numerous citizen complaints regarding prostitution activity in the Ashley and Huntington Streets area, Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Division, along with North Community Response Division Officers, conducted an undercover detail targeting street level prostitutes and persons patronizing prostitutes.
The operation began by arresting all persons involved in prostitution at the location, followed by undercover detectives posing as prostitutes. As a result of the undercover detail, eight (8) females were arrested and charged with prostitution, two (2) males were arrested and charged with promoting prostitution, and seven (7) males were arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute, one person of the seven was also charged with interfering with police.
In commenting on the operation, HPD Vice and Narcotics Division Vice Supervisor, Sergeant Franco Sanzo stated, "the Hartford Police Department will continue to address quality of life issues that negatively impact our neighborhoods, such as street level prostitution. Individuals involved in such illegal activity should be aware, particularly as the new school year approaches, that we will continue to be diligent in our enforcement activity. This is not the type of activity our school children should have to worry about as they walk to and from school."
It is unfortunate that any guys and girls got busted yesterday. Hopefully no fellow active WSG'ers were among the victims. I cruised that area last night but things were quiet. Maybe it is time to find a new hobby (or at least keep in indoors).
Like Wolfman Jack, I too had the pleasure of spending time with Jenniferllast night. I picked her up around 3am near Edwards. We went back to my place. It is a shame that she was beaten like that. I don't know what is wrong with people. I have spent a few evenings with Jenn and have found her to be delightful. Great body better personality. Anyway I dropped .60 for a little half and half which lasted until sunrise. I let her crash at my place before dropping her off in the morning. She told me she is working on getting a cell phone so she won't have to work the streets so much.. we'll keep ya posted.
Mack
Wolfman,
I find it amazing that seven guys got busted by this sting. Is it really so hard to avoid? I wonder how they (LE) do this. I've seen stings on COPS and other LE tv shows. In most cases the guys get screwed (or not, rather) when the girl gets into the vehicle and they make the "deal" immediately or when she is hanging at the window and not in the vehicle yet. So, the best way to avoid being trapped is to NOT discuss a $ exchange at the location where one meets the SW.
As I recently posted in "General Information," I think the best way to avoid the chance of LE pouncing with handcuffs is to wait until you're down the road apiece - a mile or so, around a few turns, several blocks away. Until you are comfortably away from the area where surveillance may be set up (and you're sure that you're not being followed by an unmarked LE vehicle), it's best to stick to small talk, skirtiung around the issue. If she's a legitimate SW, she knows why you picked her up. Without discussing $, perhaps set her at ease by saying you've never seen her out there before, letting her know you're a "regular."
My mind goes back to the eps of COPS and so one where mongerers get busted. They always look so shocked - like they have no clue what's going on. Perhaps that is the problem.
The best advice is to KEEP ALERT!
Thanks for the info WJ - best to be extra careful these months before election!
Peace,
BCB
Damn...no one's hitting the advocate, eh?
Stoner,
Sorry man, you might be the only one I'm trusting. I have two from the advocate that i have been with. PM me. Unfortunately, that's it for me. Only if you're interested and it might not be too interesting for you. l8r
Hi Guys,
I have really enjoyed readying about the street action in HFD. I have been out of the area for a while and looking for a quick fix. I am familiar with a number of the streets you mention, but what is "DP"? Help a brother out, please.
Haven't been to Kahoots in East Hartford in quite awhile. I wasn't going to have a lap dance because of the inflated prices but couldn't resist my favorite dancer Ronnie who is back after about a year and a half. Great personality, fantastic LD, YMMV.
They seem to have few top quality dancers on Friday but they also had a few that could lose some pounds. Liked the privacy in the LD area. Still think $30 is inflated for a dance unless you know what you're getting before hand.
I make one spelling error and this moron is all over me for it. I suggest we do a little digging into this righteous *****'s past and see what skeletons we can pull out of her closet.....
http://www.ctnow.com/news/local/hc-ubinas0822.artaug22,1,7744849.column?coll=hc-headlines-local
Coach's Secret A Foul Bounce
August 22, 2004
The guys playing basketball at Sigourney Square Park were clearly amused by news of a celebrity's arrest down the block on Ashley Street. Between shots, they observed it was crazy for UConn assistant basketball coach Clyde Vaughan to blow his job for a $10 quickie.
Good one, I told them.
Vaughan was one of more than a dozen people arrested in a mid-afternoon prostitution sting last week, accused of offering to pay an undercover police officer for her services. Things must be a little slow on campus right now.
Hope the discount rate was worth it, one ballplayer joked, considering it'll likely cost Vaughan his reputation, not to mention half of everything if his wife isn't of the Vanessa Bryant variety.
The women across the street, trying to catch a breeze on their porches, were notably less amused: "Serves him right," said one.
"And with a wife and kids," tsked tsked her companion.
True, this street attracts people with dirty habits, Greta Thomas says. But it's also the place she raised her children, including the reigning Mrs. Connecticut. She sends her granddaughter to her car to get a magazine with her daughter's picture in it and leans deep into her chair with pride.
"Just doesn't make sense why someone with so much would give it up for something like that," she says. May not make sense, but people with more to lose have done even more stupid things. Hugh Grant, Eddie Murphy. Though, wasn't he just helping a transvestite in distress?
Carl Jones, a UConn alum who waited for a bus outside the Ashley Cafe, admitted things got kind of dull when he was a student there in the '70s. But he always managed to find legal ways to keep himself busy.
He can't wait to hear Vaughan's excuse. Neither can I.
The truth is there's nothing new about people trying to keep secrets slinking into a city to do their thing; most of the other men arrested with Vaughan were from out of town, too. But with anonymity comes stupidity, Jones says.
He and a friend were walking down the street one night when a woman approached them. He was clear to point out that he doesn't partake in such activities, but if he did, he knew she wasn't the one.
"Her hair was too nice," he said.
Even the handful of sleazeballs who post to what might be described as a degenerates' chat room figured it out. "Noticed at the Ashley Cafe a white girl, 30's, wearing a slinky dress," one Wolfman Jack noted on wsgforum.com shortly after Vaughan was arrested. "That immeadiately caught my attention that something wasn't right."
Poor spelling is the most endearing attribute these guys share. What a pathetic bunch - they make sex as erotic as dealing in used auto parts. The high point for some of these losers seems to be bargaining down a desperate junkie. This from a Jammin Joe: "I am a shrewd business man, refuse to pay over $20." Amazing what you can do with an MBA ...
Last week's arrests seem to have quieted things down a bit. "Maybe it is time to find a new hobby," a GordonFreeman mused on the site. But that advice is too late for Vaughan.
The public relations folks at the school said they are looking into the matter, among other things "gathering and assessing information on the situation," which translates to damage control.
Among the things to consider: How do you send this guy into a family's home where he's trying to persuade parents to trust him with their 18-year-old kid?
Folks on Ashley Street don't think Vaughan has much to worry about. Somehow, he'll bounce back, they predict. It's the neighborhood's bounce that concerns them.
Helen Ubiņas' column appears Thursdays and Sundays. She can be reached at Ubinas@courant.com.
E-mail: ubinas@courant.com
FWIW, her column isn't bad. I read it every so often. Reporters gotta report. If nothing else, she dug deep enough to find WSG.
But maybe a newer story (for Ubinas) to consider: that the world's oldest profession, still is. A name getting caught isn't going to change things. People just go underground. Look at Al Qaeda, they have disappeared (actually in a paper today [The Courant?] they said Al Qaeda is recruiting in Latin America, oh joy). The heat went on them and they go into hiding, deeper than they were before.
Sex and a name sell papers (TV, radio, etc., too)
Gordon, maybe you should change your screen name to "John J. Zakarian."
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