Stabbing Sparks Question of Safety at Crest Lake Park
While residents in the Skycrest neighborhood are disturbed and scared in the wake of the second stabbing within a year near Crest Lake Park, City of Clearwater officials say changes are coming.
Residents in the Skycrest neighborhood are disturbed and scared in the wake of the second stabbing within a year near Crest Lake Park. Jason Paul was found stabbed to death in the early morning hours of Jan. 6 almost a year from when Melissa Dohme was brutally attacked, stabbed and left for dead by her ex-boyfriend. Dohme did survive. The area also was the scene for 352 other calls for service by Clearwater Police from June to January, said Elizabeth Watts, police spokeswoman, mostly for suspicious people, ordinance violations and complaints about the homeless. But Mayor George N. Cretekos says residents need not worry and that neighbors can take the tragedy as an opportunity to become more involved and active in the community. “Crimes …
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Jeanette
8:02 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Melissa, there already is a dog park there. more ›