As the community grows more concerned about safety on the loop, the Tucson Police Department has sent out officers to clear out the homeless while targeting crime in the area.

The Tucson Police Department says it was a joint effort with Pima County to clean up crime along the loop and keep the neighborhood safe.

Now local businesses in the community are sharing their thoughts.

TPD officers came out to the loop on Tuesday, Oct. 7th, clearing out areas of the loop where people where camping in the nearby washes.

They say the goal of the deployment is to stop open drug use, encampments, and violence on the loop.

This comes after cyclist Enrique Kix Mercado was stabbed to death on the loop a few weeks ago

Local business owners like Prestige Fitness owner, Ronald Yousef Nesad, think this

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