New ownership in strip mall on Speedway and Swan despite rise in violent crime

“Right now, our biggest concern with crime is the shooting over in the Mission Plaza Center on Speedway and Swan,” said Lois Pawlak, president of the Garden District Neighborhood Association.

Tucson Police detectives continue investigating the incident on August 11th that started in the parking lot of Arizona Hookah Lounge.

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The Garden District has been keeping the neighborhood informed through the weekly newsletter. The recent newsletter shared an update from a neighborhood meeting with TPD.

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Updates on safety in the community has been one of the top sections of each weekly newsletter since the shooting. Garden District President Lois Pawlak addressed the violence in meeting with KGUN 9, while bringing attention to other ways the area was impacted.

“Businesses lost an entire day’s worth of revenue,” said Pawlak. “And so we’re concerned about that. We’ve seen business after business pick up and move.”

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