Sheriff’s Office Plans Cantonment Clean Sweep For Saturday

April 15, 2011

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and International Paper will host an “Operation Clean Sweep” event Saturday at the Carver Park at 208 Webb Street in Cantonment.

International Paper will provide lunch for volunteers and neighbors in Carver Park, as well as distributing backpacks and Frisbees for neighborhood children. The event begins at 8 a.m.

The focus of “Operation Clean Sweep” is to work with neighborhood watch groups, residents, churches and business owners to control and prevent the damaging effects of criminal activity through eradication, enforcement and education.

The Operation Task Force works closely with Escambia County Animal Control, Environmental Law Enforcement, the United States military, Escambia County Roads and Bridges and neighborhood watch groups to clean up neighborhoods and educate citizens on preventive measures that could be implemented to minimize possible crimes.

For more information on future clean ups, or to volunteer, contact P.O.C. Captain Tharp (850) 554-1384 or Deputy Wiggins (850) 554-1362. For more information on starting a neighborhood watch in your community, or to join an existing group, call David Craig (850) 436-9281 or visit escambiaso.com.

Pictured top: An Escambia County deputy operates a radar gun during a recent Clean Sweep in Cottage Hill. Pictured below: Marines clean trash from alongside Williams Ditch Road during the sweep. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Sheriff’s Office Plans Cantonment Clean Sweep For Saturday”

  1. little raine on April 16th, 2011 3:27 pm

    What a wonderful thing to do. Thumbs up to IP.

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