this is government double speak which means "we are going to shake down latinos and mexicans in maryvale" Original Article Police step up enforcement in Maryvale Jacqueline Shoyeb Special for The Republic Jan. 23, 2006 12:00 AM PHOENIX - Police are beefing up law enforcement in Maryvale. For the next three months, police will target three high-crime areas in the Maryvale Precinct to reduce prostitution, vandalism and violent crimes. "We are going to put more bad guys in jail this year," Cmdr. Joe Yahner told about 25 residents at a village- wide Block Watch meeting earlier this month. In the first two weeks of the program, police made 98 arrests, recovered 18 stolen cars and issued 333 traffic citations ranging from expired registration to suspended licenses. That's good news to a community that last year reported a city-high total of 2,244 violent crimes, according to the Phoenix Police Department. South Mountain Village trailed with 1,751. And citywide, the violent-crime rate has increased 9.9 percent over the last year, Yahner said. But residents like Carol Hobbs aren't about to let their community be overrun. In 14 years living in Maryvale, Hobbs, the president of the Phoenix Block Watch Advisory Board, has lived next to a drug house, heard gunfire and dealt with rampant graffiti. Police's main strategy to cut crime is focusing on three hot spots in Maryvale: 39th Avenue to 47th Avenue, Thomas Road to McDowell Road. 47th Avenue to 55th Avenue, Campbell Avenue to Osborn Road. 63rd Avenue to 71st Avenue, Campbell Avenue to Osborn Road. A version of this story may have appeared in your community section or your community Republic.