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Preventing Solicitors with Fliers on Hotel Property |
June 7, 2002 - I have a need for some information regarding the Hotel
and Motel industry throughout the State of Florida. Locally here in Tampa,
FL I deal with the Hillsborough County Hotel / Motel Association and we
have a good working relationship and have worked together primarily with
the concerns of trespassers and solicitors on the hotel / motel properties.
Locally we have a problem with small restaurants / pizza businesses entering the properties of the hotels / motels and placing handbill / fliers on our under the room doors. This in itself creates a problem as the victim business really does not want the handbills distributed or the suspects on the property. What I would like to find out is just how large of a problem this kind of action is through out the state. I have heard through the grape vine that areas such as Orlando and Gainesville have similar problems as well. What I am trying to do is build as large of a support group as I can of the industry because I plan to take this problem to our legislators and hopefully, create a Florida State Statute that covers this particular crime as currently we don't have one. Any help and support you can afford me will be greatly appreciated. I may be contacted as indicated below. Thanks. |
Gene King, MPO Tampa Police Department One Police Center 411 N. Franklin Street Tampa, Florida 33602 813-276-3552 (Desk) [email protected] |