Setup I saw was that the decoy was standing on corner of a main drag (S.P.) and a side street where the side street was just natural to turn down and stop for her — I actually did to "answer my cell phone". She walked up to the guys car, drivers side, guy rolled down window and engaged her in a short conversation. She immediately turned around and went back to the main drag. Was natural for guy to continue down side street (instead of a U turn) and the catch team was there waiting for him.
What you said in general is true but doesn't always follow. Few years back Wyandanch, before Wyandanch Rising, was a total shithole (now its only a partial shithole — I actual saw a couple of times a town employee walking down the streets near the train station using a pickup tool to pick up trash on the curb area; this was 5am and he had a head mounted flashlight to see the stuff as it was dark). Anyway, I was there (few years back) and saw very decent looking, clean,30ish white woman standing there. Gave me "the look" at 5am. Asked her if she needed a ride (I always am a gentleman willing to offer a ride to someone at the train station as the bus service is soooo unreliable), picked her up and we did cop check (she pulled out her tits for me to feel while giving a tug on genius jr) and off to a safe private spot- in industrial area. Had a really good no rush time for 40. She said she was from Huntington area and friend dropped her off so she could make some $. Got her # and hooked up wither couple of times in Huntington until she dropped off the radar.
The stings I witnessed, (all during the day, BTW, I guess to show the locals that something was being done) one of the catch team drove the guys car followed by the catch car with the cuffed guy in it to a couple blocks way where a tow truck and a couple of marked cruisers were waiting. They transferred the guy to a cruiser and hooked up his car to the tow truck. Catch car went back to the decoy to set up another sting I assume.
Anyway, are you sure forfeiture applies to something so minor as solicitation? This is not drug dealing so I would think that he would be hit with towing and storage fees — not forfeiture.