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kerb-crawling

the offence, now no longer gender specific, of a person seeking sexual services from another from a car.

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He was one of almost 40 kerb crawlers who were caught in a Cleveland Police vice sting.

Sunderland man arrested after being caught with sex worker in his campervan; The Sunderland kerb crawler had made a trip all the way to Teesside - but was caught in a police sting

"e kerb crawler may go elsewhere or hopefully they won't bother at all."

Red light area CCTV to catch kerb crawlers

In June and July this year eight suspected kerb crawlers were stopped and given warnings not to attend the area again or face being arrested.

Married man convicted of kerb-crawling

Cleveland Police chiefs say the secret is a strategy to blitz the kerb crawlers rather than the working girls - cut the demand and the supply will fall too.

CLEANING UP THE STREETS; Teesside is leading the way in ending vice trade

Hillfields successful KERB CRAWLERS snared by police in Coventry have helped to send city youngsters to the seaside, as part of a community project.

CITY KERB CRAWLERS FUND SEASIDE TRIP

The posters feature a dramatic image of a kerb crawler trapped in the gutter with the headline: "Kerb-crawlers end up behind bars." The strapline reads: 'Wolverhampton hates kerb-crawling.

Taking fight to sex trade; WOLVERHAMPTON

The guidelines drawn up by the Teesside justices list the factors which the bench must take into account when sentencing a kerb crawler.

Brakes on vice

A shamed kerb crawler, who became the first person in the North-east to be banned from driving, has been sentenced for a similar offence.

Second shaming for vice crawler

PLANS to give vice girls and kerb crawlers a 'free pass' between 8pm and 6am may be considered for West Midlands red light areas.

Police could 'consider' red light tolerance zone for prostitutes

"We carry out regular operations to catch kerb crawlers - the majority of which we have found to be aged in their mid-20s to 30s.

Kerb crawlers hit with hefty fines in police crackdown

WELL done to Annie Brown for her great article on the work of the policewomen who tackle kerb crawlers.