Overall crime is down, homicides are up in St. Pete

St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway provided city council members with mostly good news during a recent quarterly crime update.

Criminal offenses decreased by 4.8% in the third quarter, or July 1 through Sept. 30. Holloway said crime is down by 7.1% over the past five years.

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St. Pete explores expanding parking permit program

St. Petersburg officials are weighing the pros and cons of extending the city's residential parking permit program away from the downtown core.

Evan Mory, director of transportation and parking management, noted officials have rarely updated regulations since it launched in 1992. Councilmember Lisset Hanewicz requested the Nov. 7 committee discussion due to increasing parking issues around businesses lining the 4th Street North corridor.

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