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BENCHES FOLLOWING ADEADLY HIT AND RUN.SAY THEY'RE BEINGSTOLEN FROM BUSSTOPS AROUND CAPECORAL.
4-IN-YOURCORNER'S ADAMPINSKER TELLING USTHE GROUP SPENT THEENTIRE WEEKENDMAKING THESEBENCHES.ADAM LL THEGROUP BENCHES FORBABES SAYS ONE OFTHOSE BENCHES WASTAKEN FROM THISINTERSECTION EARLYTHIS MORNING ATNORTHWEST 9THSTREET AND JUANITAPLACE.
THEY STARTEDMAKING THESEBENCHES LAST WEEK INHONOR OF LAYLA AIKEN,WHO WAS STRUCK ANDKILLED BY A DRIVERLAST MONTH WHILEWAITING FOR HERSCHOOL BUS.
THEGROUP SAYSEVERYONE INVOLVEDDONATED MATERIALSAND THE MAN POWERTO PUT THESEBENCHES TOGETHERSO KIDS HAVE A PLACETO SIT, RATHER THANSTAND CLOSE TO THESTREET AT THEIR BUSSTOP."It almost makes me thinkif you want a bench thatbad that you want to stealit, I'll bring you a bench toput in your backyard, leavethis one for the kids."THE CITY OF CAPECORAL SAYS ITS CODEENFORCEMENT HASNOT TAKEN ANY OFTHE BENCHES, ANDISN'T PLANNING ONREMOVING THEMUNLESS IT RECEIVESSIGNIFICANTCOMPLAINTS.
IN CAPECORAL, ADAM PINSKER,FOX-4 IN YOUR CORNER.