Nicole Abetkov said Tuesday was the first time the police department posted pictures of busted Johns on social media. Jim Chiaroni owns an auto body shop on 23rd and said he often sees prostitutes walking the street and that some even come into his shop.
The only way to stop it is to get the Richmond City Council and mayor interested," he said. Abetkov said she thinks that this strategy has the potential to take off and will catch people's attention. We all know that once you put something on social media, it spreads and people pay attention," she said.
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