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Illegal Dumping Continues To Plague East Tampa
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
According to a monthly report from Tampa Police Department’s District III Environmental Crimes Unit, illegal dumping continues to be a problem in East Tampa.
Frequently used illegal dumping sites have been identified as the 1900 block of 23rd Av- enue; 23rd Avenue/36 Street dead-end; 2100 block of 27th Street; 2400 block of 19th Avenue; 25th Street and 18th Avenue, and 3101 East 2nd Avenue.
All of those sites have been cleaned up, but they are still being used for the illegal practice. In January 2016, ten complaints were gen- erated from East Tampa residents, six of which
had no leads or evidence. Three complaints are still open pending investigation and possible arrest. One of the reported cases generated by a citizen was closed with an arrest.
During the January cleanup, more than a ton of debris was collected by the Neighbor- hood Enhancement Team.
The Environmental Detective for District III is Detective Larry J. Miles, and he can be contacted at (813) 242-8450, or (813) 909- 5116.
Code Enforcement complaints should be directed to Jerry Williams at (813) 426- 6018.
1900 block of 23rd Ave
COURTNEY
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3101 E 2nd Ave
7 Animals Rescued From House Fire
Firefighters spray water on a house fire at 6208 50th Street,
On Tuesday evening, Hills- borough County Fire Rescue responded to a report of a res- idential fire at 6208 North 50th Street.
When units arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the residence with a downed power line in front of the home. The occu- pants were not at home, but firefighters did rescue two dogs and five cats.
No one was injured, and al- though the American Red Cross offered to assist the fam- ily, they declined.
An investigator was on the scene and the cause of the fire was determined as accidental originating from an electrical box.
FYI
Sandwich Shop Cited For Health Violations
A popular East Tampa sandwich shop has been cited with sev- eral health and safety violations over the past year. The violations range from mold to the temperature of food.
According to the Florida Department of Health for Hillsbor- ough County website, Brocato’s Restaurant, 5021 E. Columbus Drive, received 16 violations in January 2016. Several others had been given to them throughout 2015.
Some of the violations were listed as repeats while others were listed as warnings. One of the repeat violations was “no hand wash- ing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.”
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