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Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association Roll Call
The Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association and Crime Watch hosted a Roll Call on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the NFL YET Center to discuss Public Safety issues within its boundaries, which include Columbus Drive (south
boundary), Dr.
Luther King
(north boundary), north 29th Street (west boundary) and north 40th Street (east boundary).
Concerns addressed with the Tampa Police Depart- ment during the roll call in- cluded speeding cars, aggressive dirt bike riding, loitering, and shootings.
Roll calls and porch calls allow neighbors the chance to become familiar with the of- ficers that patrol their com- munity streets as well as offer
Martin Boulevard
Left to right - Sergeant Rhodes (Tampa Police Department, District III, Sector E), Wessie Brown (Jackson Heights Neighborhood Asso- ciation Treasurer), Fran Tate (Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association President/Crime watch Coordinator), Captain L. Richardson (Tampa Police Department, District III, Sector E), Pearline Beckam (Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association member), Robert Smith (Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association event coordina-tor/youth advisor) and Corporal M. Gardner (Tampa Police Department, District III, Community Liaison).
the opportunity for neighbors to speak directly and openly face-to-face with Tampa Po- lice Department officers ad- dressing public safety issues
within your area.
"I encourage all crime
watch groups, neighborhood associations and civic organ- izations to get in touch with
their district precinct to schedule a roll or porch call. It's important to have a rela- tionship with the Tampa Po- lice Department other than
in emergency situations," stated Fran Tate, Jackson Heights Neighborhood Asso- ciation President and Crime Watch Coordinator.
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