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Article: A clean sweep on Elm Street
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- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- August 17, 2006
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HIGHLAND - A green sedan with a shattered windshield was just one
of 11 cars towed away from Elm Street on Thursday during a "blight
sweep'' intended to clean up the troubled neighborhood.
The philosophy behind the effort, which was led by sheriff's
deputies and city code enforcement, is that grime often leads to
crime. When abandoned cars, graffiti and other eyesores plague a
neighborhood, lawbreakers are more likely to think they can get away
with breaking the law, officials say.
By working with city code-compliance officers to tidy up Elm
Street and nearby alleys, deputies hope to make the area safer.
"If we can get rid of some of the blight and some of the cars
where homeless ...