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State Attorney To Host Clinic On Removing Criminal Records
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Some residents find themselves in a situation where a single criminal charge is causing a problem in their lives. The person may have been ar- rested, but the State Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute.
Still, that one incident resurfaces every time he or she is required to complete an application, especially for housing or employment.
Andrew Warren, Hillsborough County State Attorney, in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Com- mission on the Status of Women, the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Ini- tiative, the City of Tampa, and the University Area CDC, will present the Hillsborough County Expungement Clinic.
The first of its kind in Hillsbor- ough County, the Expungement Clinic is designated for individuals who have been arrested and charged
ANDREW WARREN Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office
with a crime, but the case did not re- sult in a conviction. Those individuals may be eligible to have one record sealed or expunged.
The Clinic will be held on Satur- day, September 29, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the Hills- borough
MS. ESTELLA GRAY Director of Communications for the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office
Community College, 2001 N. 14th Street, in the Ybor Room. It is free and open to the public.
Ms. Estella Gray, Director of Communications for the Hillsbor- ough County State Attorney’s Office said, “This event, held in partnership with the Commission on the Status of Women and Tampa Hillsborough
Homeless Initiative, gives those who have been arrested a chance to have their record sealed or expunged. If you were charged with a crime in Hillsborough County and the case did not result in a conviction, you may be eligible to have a single record sealed or expunged.”
Ms. Gray said, the difference is having a record sealed means the in- formation is still available to law en- forcement and other governmental agencies. If a record is expunged, it means it is completely destroyed and cannot be retrieved. A person is enti- tled to one record sealing or Expunge- ment is a lifetime.
For more information send ques- tions to ExpungementClinic@sa o13th.com.
Those planning to attend the Clinic must bring government issued identification. Anyone planning to attend the Clinic is required to pre-register online no later than September 23, 2018 at www.sao13th.com/Ex- pungement.htm.
Law Enforcement Investigate Fatal House Fire
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire in Clair Mel City. The fire occurred at 1618 S. 51st Street.
According to police, when firemen arrived at the residence at approximately 3 a.m., Wednesday, the structure was fully en- gulfed. Once the fire was extinguished, an individual was lo- cated deceased in the home.
Police have not released the identity of the victim, pending the autopsy results.
Anyone with information regarding the fire is asked to con- tact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200.
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