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Police Work in Rio Vista

Looking at the RECORDS

By Christina Currie, Esq.

15 Months & 52 Arrests!!

Thank You FLPD & Protect Rio Vista!!

ecently I have witnessed and heard of some Rio Vista • 15 of the 52 arrestees were Female
residents questioning the seriousness of the work the
The spreadsheet containing the public record which
RProtect Rio Vista Patrol/Fort Lauderdale Police officers provided the details of the arrests is available in this
are doing in our neighborhood. In an attempt to quantify issue and online here:
the work FLPD does for our neighborhood I performed a www.riovistaonline.com/pdfs/articles/Arrest-Details.pdf
public records request where I requested “a list of
The booking photos provided by Broward Sheriff’s Office
individuals who were arrested in Rio Vista in or arrested
are also public records. In addition to the sampling of
outside of our neighborhood from 8/24/2017 to booking photos in this issue, a more complete set
12/5/2018 where the arrest was of photos is available here:
stemming from "alleged criminal https://www.riovistaonline.com/
acts" that took place in pdfs/articles/mug_shots.pdf
Rio Vista”.
Following the BSO booking photos
The result was 52 arrests in the past (next page) and the spreadsheet of
15 months (as of 12/5/18). Here FLPD arrests (pg. 16), we are
is a summary of the arrests, proud to list the current members
recognizing arrestees are (as of 12/8/18) of our
innocent until proven guilty: PROTECT RIO VISTA program.
• 11 arrests were for Driving For those of you who would like
Under the Influence of Drugs to join us to ensure our
or Alcohol and 1 of those was a neighborhood is patrolled by our
2nd offense PROTECT RIO VISTA PATROL/Fort
Lauderdale Police officers, you can
• 7 arrests were for Burglary sign up by returning the form on
Related Charges page 8 as indicated, or by signing
• 5 arrests were for Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle or up online right now at www.riovistaonline.com!
for Grand Theft $300 - $5,000 Our goal is to have officers on patrol and protecting our
• 12 of the 52 arrests were of a person 17 or under, the homes and families on 24/7 basis…and you can help
youngest being 13. The month with the highest number make that happen! Thank you!
of arrests was January 2018 with 7 arrests.
A special 'Thank you!' to our Fort Lauderdale Police
• 2 arrests were for Domestic Violence Related charges Department and our Protect Rio Vista Patrol Officers! RV

14 rio vista civic association • www.riovistaonline.com