Northeast St. Pete near Gandy Blvd and 275? Is this a good area?

[craigm1841]

Florida a leader in modern slavery

Officials think Florida is a top destination for those who traffic in prostitutes and menial laborers.

Pick a story, any story. Sadly, Human Trafficking is quite common. I wouldn't single out an area as "known for slavery or trafficking". Truth be told, I might be happening next door, it might be happening in the Chinese take-out restaurant you ordered from tonight.




FLORIDA

State: Florida a leader in modern slavery



Tampa

Slaves Among Us | Tampa | News | Cover

The Human Trafficking Project: Arrests Made in Tampa, FL




Clearwater

CASE: In 2009, several domestic adult women were rescued from a human trafficking ring in Pinellas County, Florida in a case initiated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office which is an active member of the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force on Human Trafficking. The women's "cell phones and all their personal identification were taken away. The abuse was violent: mental, physical and sexual, with an attempt to control their minds... The women were forced to dance and sell themselves at various nightclubs. Warned that they would be harmed or killed if they escaped or talked to anyone, someone watched them wherever they went." The case is still active, read news report here (http://www.catfht.org/news/SPT_May10_2009_TI.pdf - broken link).

CASE: In 2007, a 15 year old Mexican girl was rescued in the Clearwater area after having been trafficked into the US and becoming pregnant by her trafficker. The trafficker was arrested and prosecuted in another state and the victim was case- managed by Clearwater Area Task Force victim services agencies. She has since been certified by HHS as a victim of a severe form of trafficking and received her T-Visa.

CASE: In 2007, two female victims were rescued in the Clearwater and Tampa Bay areas who had been trafficked into the U.S. by large, organized criminal prostitution enterprise operating out of Guatamala and Colombia. The defendants in this case were convicted and sentenced up to 20 years in federal prison. See arrest press release (http://www.catfht.org/news/monsalvepressrelease.pdf - broken link) and sentencing press release (http://www.catfht.org/news/monsalvesentencing.pdf - broken link) from the United States Attorney's Office.

CASE: In 2004, Clearwater police investigators received information regarding two Mexican prostitution houses operating in Clearwater. Investigative surveillance confirmed that high-volume prostitution activities were occurring in these locations. The primary suspect in this case was identified as being the same person who had been arrested in a similar operation in Clearwater in 2001 involving a joint operation with federal immigration authorities. That 2001 case was strongly suspected of being connected with human trafficking although the victims were hesitant to cooperate with the investigation. As the 2004 investigation progressed, the illegal operation suddenly shut down and moved out of the area.

CASE: In 2005, a Chilean female reported to the Hispanic Outreach Center that she had been hired in Chile to come to the U.S. and work as a housekeeper. The U.S. employer refused to pay her wages and she was required to work long hours without pay, and was verbally abused and threatened. Eventually, she was taken to an airport by her employer and dropped off without any money.

CASE: Mia (not her real name) is Chinese from Malaysia and had come to this country as a "mail order bride". She did not know her husband prior to coming to the US. He is white and a US citizen. They were immediately married when she arrived here. They were married for seven months when she came into The Haven spouse abuse shelter in Clearwater. During the intake process she reported that the husband emotionally, financially, physically and sexually abused her. She had no friends or family spoke little English. He forced her to work in a dry cleaning store and turn her check over to him, as he did not work. Mia stayed in the shelter for a month and until she was able to return to Malaysia. The Haven later discovered that this was the second Malaysian "wife" who had sought shelter at The Haven from this same abuser.




st pete

3 charged with human trafficking in forced prostitution case - St. Petersburg Times

Arrests in Treasure Island trafficking case reveal sordid web - St. Petersburg Times

[I_Want_Snow]

Originally Posted by Fishhead

Tons of homeless people, whores, druggies, and gamblers(derby lane).

Lots of homosexual bars in the area if that is to your liking.

Another positive is that Pete N Shortys is just up the road a tad.

What?? I lived off of 4th St N and 73rd Ave for 3 1/2 years which is North of Gandy and I did NOT see any of this!!!

This area is nice. You can get to Tampa quickly and downtown St. Pete is not that far away either.

Plus you have your choice of Clearwater/St. Pete/Madeira/ Ft. DeSoto/Reddington Shores/Indian Rock beaches that are not too far away so you could have a nice selection of beaches to hit. I personally liked Ft. DeSoto the most as it was always easy to find free parking and less crowded, plus they have a cookout and picnic area there. I would definitely suggest the area to anyone looking to move there.

To the OP send me a personal message if you would like some info