Don Balaban

"... with a supply of fresh water, it was a haven for prehistoric mammals and humans who hunted them with weapons made from flint they found in thc soil, said Don Balaban, who grew up in thc arca and is familiar with its history. On Thursday afternoon. Balaban, a corporal with the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office, was driving north on 1-75 when he noticed three men in ditches on vacant land. Hc was immediately suspicious. He stopped to ..."

"... Experts say burial mounds and other sites in Hillsborough County rich with remnants of ancient cultures are often raided because they arc unprotected. "For some it's an addiction," said Don Balaban, the sheriff's corporal who found the five alleged poachers "For others I it's a great way to make a lot of money quick." A arrowhead I can fetch thousands of ..."

"... be filled before any more of the magnificent die unnecessarily. Reverently Protect Native Americans’ Sacred Artifacts Rc. “Artifact Poaching Subjects Arrested" (Jan. 5. page Bl). I want to thank Don Balaban for lus awareness and willingness to involved. Most people don't care. As a Native American and as an anthropologist (MA student). I have special reasons for being hostile to "artifact ..."

"... selling what they steal to unscrupulous antiquities dealers and artifact collectors. The faculty and staff otthe Department of Anthropology at University of South Florida commend the actions of Cpl. Don Balaban of thc Hillsborough County Sheriff's and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officers Steve und Alton Still. The actions of officers halted thc further destruction of yet another prehistoric site ..."