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JULY 13 - 19, 2010
Former critical care patients New $10 million connection reunite with medical teams to 157th Avenue completed
Former patient Manuel Delgado receives a big hug from his nurse Janessa Suarez, RN, during the recent Critical Care Champions Dinner at Baptist Hospital. Delgado suffered a cardiac arrest and had no vital signs for 24 minutes. His family was told if he survived, he would be in a vegetative state. But Delgado made a complete recovery during his stay in Critical Care, and is happy to be leading a healthy life. He joined other former critical care patients at the annual dinner to thank the doctors and nurses who cared for them during their hospital stays, and to celebrate life and good health. More than 75 people attended the event.
BY RICHARD YAGER
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(Photo by Mabel Rodriguez)
Avoiding residential burglaries requires preventive measures BY RICHARD YAGER
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omeowners who act “before the fact” can reduce the likelihood of burglary by 50 percent, according to a veteran Miami-Dade Police Kendall District detective. “It’s a question of what burglars will look for cruising a neighborhood for likely candidates and how to discourage them from choosing your house,” Det. Stuart Perkins told a Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) audience on June 30. Both Kendall and Hammocks districts continue reporting increased numbers of burglaries in residential areas, attributed in part
significant mile-long section of newly four-laned SW 157th Avenue is due to open this month, creating an alternative north-south commuting corridor in West Kendall. The new roadway section, between SW 136th and SW 120th streets west of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, will provide continuous four-lane driving from Bird Road (SW 42nd Street) to Coral Reef Drive (SW 152nd Street). Completion represents a continuing effort to open alternative four-laned north-south routes between SW 137th Avenue and Krome (SW 177th) avenues, according to Miami-Dade Department of Public Works (DPW) officials. Weather permitting, striped barricades at SW 120th and SW 136th streets are currently due to be removed around July 14-16, according to Delfin Molins, DPW spokesperson.
The new roadway includes sidewalks, curb and gutter, median, drainage, sign and pavement markings, signalization, and a lighting system, built at a cost of $10 million. The divided highway section adjoins a second recently opened four-laned SW 157th Avenue link south of the Hammocks between SW 112th and SW 120th streets, completed in August 2009 with SW 120th Street extended west for District Park construction access. DPW planning to expand more fourlaned sections of SW 157th Avenue north of SW 42nd Street includes conversion of a current two-lanes roadway between SW 12th Terrace and SW 10th Lane with construction due to begin in early 2011. Four-laning of SW 157th Avenue north of Bird Road to Tamiami Trail (SW Eighth Street) has been listed in the 2011
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CONNECTION, page 4
by Robbery Bureau detectives like Perkins to homeowners failing to take simple but effective preventions. “That’s why you must think like a burglar by ‘casing’ your own home to see how well it is protected now,” Perkins advised. “Burglars roaming Kendall during daytime hours spot specific signs that a home is fair game for a break-in.” Among the key tip-offs: • Absence of exterior lighting that illuminates dark entries and garages; • Seedy yards with overgrown lawns and ––––––––––––––––– See
BURGLARIES, page 4
Pictured is a barricaded link on SW 157th Avenue due to open soon.