Police Will Replace 3 Sent to Fight Gangs
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About $200,000 in recent state and federal law-enforcement grants will be used to hire a sergeant and two police officers to replace those deployed to the city’s gang unit, the City Council decided this week.
The funding will make the pilot gang unit a semi-permanent fixture, officials said.
In June, the council approved $20,000 for police overtime pay, which allowed three officers to exclusively target the city’s 15 street gangs, which have an estimated 500 members.
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