City Commissioner Christine Teel reported at a recent meeting of the Coral Ridge Neighborhood Association that the former Wild Oats store at 2501 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale will soon become a Publix, while a new Nordstrom store will come to The Galleria Mall.
Also at this meeting, Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley announced the formation of a new Street Crimes Unit at a recent meeting of the Coral Ridge Neighborhood Association.
Alongside Capt. Luis Alvarez, Adderley surprised many of the residents in attendance when he described recent activity conducted by the new unit. In fact, Adderley said, the unit has been operating since Sept. 12.
The 40-man unit, which is under Alvarez's command, covers the entire city. It works three shifts and focuses on street crimes such as prostitution, narcotics, burglary and robbery. It will also use police department information, pulling statistics from earlier periods to pick out crime patterns and deploy resources in areas of heavy crime, Alvarez said.
Residents who notice crime patterns in their neighborhood and would like to contact the Street Crimes Unit can call 954-828-5661.
"We'll try to get somebody out there," Alvarez said.
In other news:
• County Commissioner Ken Keechl, who is not running for re-election, also addressed the Association during the Oct. 23 meeting, giving a brief update concerning development on the American Golf Course and Coral Ridge Golf Course.
"Nothing's being built on the properties," Keechl said. "Of course, there's not much building going on anywhere now."
• Mayoral candidates Steve Rossi and Dean Trantallis also appeared at the meeting as a part of the Association's candidate forum covering local elections. Each candidate was given a few minutes to speak.
"The forum was very useful," said Association Secretary Janice Schmidt. "There are people who don't bother to read or research the candidates. This is the place to find out more about them."
source: Sun Sentinal
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