But when detectives with the county police Vice Unit look at them, they know exactly what it means: Sex for sale.
"We don't want to give all of their trade secrets away," said Sgt. Shawn Urbas, police spokesman. "(But) they are able to pick out the ads."
In the past month, county police have charged three women with prostitution after responding to ads, posted on various Web sites. Police said they busted seven online operations in 2005.
Online escorts are nothing new, but vice is...
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