A home in Lakeland is now under the city’s control after it was deemed a “safe haven for illegal activity.”
The city’s nuisance abatement board decided, based on a pattern of criminal activity over numerous years, including shootings, criminals, and guns hidden inside, that the home at 1639 Norman Drive needed to be shut down for at least a year.
“When you have bad things happening within the vicinity, and this becomes the ‘get out of jail free’ or safe home base where people run, that’s a problem,” said Lt. Joe Parker with LPD’s Community Services Group and Neighborhood Liaison Unit.
A sign was drilled into the home to reinforce the message that this type of behavior cannot be tolerated…