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Local News Anchor Charged With Prostitution Fri Oct 15, 5:09 PM ET Local - WJXT News4Jax.com A local television news anchor was arrested on prostitution charges Thursday. Darryl Tardy was arrested at Westside Regional Park. Police said the arrest was part of their normal undercover work to eradicate prostitution. Officers said they chose the park because of complaints from nearby residents. It has also been the site of prior prostitution arrests. According to a police report, Tardy asked an undercover officer if he was a cop and demanded that he prove that he was not. Tardy was reportedly arrested after...

Park Still A Hotbed For Illicit Sex Threatened Crackdown So Far Has Little Effect August 7, 2004 By GARY LIBOW, Courant Staff Writer HADDAM -- Word of an impending police undercover crackdown on illicit sexual activity at Seven Falls State Park doesn't appear to have deterred gay men looking for an encounter. On Friday at 3 p.m., men sat in two vehicles in the lower parking lot of the state park, located just over the Haddam-Middletown border. On Thursday afternoon, several cars were parked alongside Route 154 as well as in the lower lot. Resident Trooper Jim Connelly said that...