Some Hudson County law enforcement officers are recommending that the online classified-ads website, backpage. The site's controversial section has also come under fire this week by prosecutors nationwide.
Attorney generals in 21 states have demanded that the Village Voice Media-owned site shut down its adult classified section, a request to which the site has respectfully declined, the Wall Street Journal reports. In some instances, undercover cops have called the phone number of a prostitution service advertised on the site. About 20 to 25 of those 63 arrests have been affiliated with backpage. Bringa said any section that advertises elicit and illegal activity should be removed.
Still, he admitted, the site has been a useful police tool. Last week, Hoboken detectives acted on a tip that the establishment was advertising on-line at backpage. Mark Competello said. The safeguards are anything but "stringent. Site administrators could not be reached for comment.
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