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West Tampa Area Plagued By Burglaries
BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer
On Monday night at the Rey Park Recreational Cen- ter, the Old West Tampa Neighborhood Association held their meeting with pres- ident, Abeba Salter Woods, presiding.
Among the topics of discus- sion at the meeting was a problem with car and home burglaries in the area. A pair of representatives from the Tampa Police Department at- tended, and presented statis- tics to the group along with some advice.
“When you live in a tight community, it’s important everyone looks out for each other,” said Ms. Woods.
“Everyone knows when something seems out of place in their neighborhood, or a face that’s not familiar to any-
West Tampa residents were asked to be extremely vigilant when they are exiting or en- tering their homes and cars, and alert each other if some- thing strange is going on.
Residents were asked to
please contact police if they see something out of place, no matter how it may appear to be right.
“Let the police come and decide what’s right and what’s wrong,” said Ms.
Woods.
“We’ve got to work with law enforcement to keep our streets safe, and we have to be proactive in our approach to activities going on that aren’t normal.”
ABEBA SALTER WOODS Old West Tampa
Neighborhood Association President
one being seen regularly.” On the advice of law en- forcement, neighbors need to start communicating with each other, and if possible, watching their homes when
they aren’t at home.
As a safety precaution,
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