BUSINESSES FOCUS CRIME CRACKDOWN.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Armed with questionnaires and thank-you letters, sheriff's deputies and Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
Taking to the streets as part of the High Desert Storm anti-crime campaign's third phase, officials said they want business people to help them focus the crime suppression suppression /sup·pres·sion/ (su-presh´un) 1. the act of holding back or checking. 2. sudden stoppage of a secretion, excretion, or normal discharge. 3. efforts. ``I believe by interrogating people, we make them aware that the city and the Sheriff's Department is concerned about their problems,'' said Roberts, who wore a T-shirt emblazoned with ``City of Lancaster'' and his name and title. ``By getting their concerns we can restructure the sheriff's response.'' In three teams of two, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's deputies spoke to owners and managers Friday along Avenue I between 15th Street West and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . ``This is a test project,'' said Sgt. Darrel Brown Darrel Brown (born October 11, 1984) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. The 100 m at the 2003 World Championships saw him finishing second behind surprise winner Kim Collins. . ``If we are successful here, we will continue to the rest of the city.'' By noon, deputies had surveyed about 30 businesses and found that panhandlers and transients were judged the biggest problems, with prostitutes and trash in next place. ``Most businesses complained about panhandlers disturbing their business,'' Brown said. ``They don't want their customers bothered.'' Starting in 1992, High Desert Storm put intensified in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: patrols and other efforts in high-crime areas. In the effort's third phase, officials began door-to-door surveys of residents, asking them to identify the crime problems of most concern. Using the survey results, sheriff's officials said they will develop missions and conduct undercover and surveillance operations, or add patrols to attack the problems. Officials are also hoping to start Business Watch programs. |
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