BRISTOL, CT (AP) -- Bristol city councilors are working on a new law that would crack down on illicit massage parlors, places that are sex-oriented.
City officials say there are no problems with places that offer massage therapy, but they've been told about Internet chatter discussing illicit activity allegedly available at one local spa.
A police detective proposed the new law after a massive crackdown in Waterbury led him to worry that fake massage parlors might move operations to Bristol.
A key feature of the Waterbury ordinance is a requirement that massage parlors get a permit from the police. Police fingerprint employees and take pictures to make sure they don't have criminal backgrounds.
