Pubdate: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 Source: News-Press (FL) Copyright: 2003 The News-Press Contact: http://www.news-press.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1133 Author: Roberta Johnson Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1553/a05.html POLICE CHIEF DANIELS' STING A SUCCESS Re: Rod Shoap, "Sheriff, police battle crime using teamwork approach," Oct. 10. We live in Dunbar, and we are thankful for the recent actions of Fort Myers Police Chief Hilton Daniels and his force. For too long, the crime and abandoned buildings have been here. This is not only a problem for our neighborhood but also a problem for the entire community because the people buying drugs steal from everyone to get the money. The police really did a good job. Sheriff Shoap seems to take credit for the whole thing. I thought the sheriff had authority over all of Lee County, so why was so little done until now? A few years back, Shoap said he was going to do all these things with the nuisance buildings. They always talk about the boundaries in the city, but the county and state police have the rights to go anywhere and apparently chose not to. All politicians are the same: they take credit for things they may or may not have even been responsible for -- if it is good -- and they blame others for things that are not good. If the deputized city officers can do it, why did it take until now and why didn't the deputies do it? We are just glad it's done, and thanks again Chief Daniels! ROBERTA JOHNSON, Fort Myers - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake