ANTONOVICH: GRANT SUPPORTS COUNTY-CITY PARTNERSHIP COMBATING GANG PROBLEM

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy    Supervisor Michael D.  Antonovich    Office:  (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176    E-mail:  tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

 

 

   September 16, 2008                                                                                    For Immediate Release

 

 

GRANT SUPPORTS COUNTY-CITY PARTNERSHIP

COMBATING GANG PROBLEM

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted over $380,000 in federal grant funding for the CLEAR anti-gang program – a collaborative effort between with the Los Angeles County Sheriff, District Attorney, and Probation Departments and the Los Angeles Police Department and City Attorney’s Office in partnership with the community, schools and gang intervention organizations, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

 

By developing and implementing gang enforcement strategies including intelligence-gathering, visible patrol, arrests and the investigation and prosecution CLEAR (Community Law Enforcement and Recovery) has resulted in a marked increase in gang arrests, cleared cases, convictions, school attendance, youth program participation, and an overall reduction in gang activity.

 

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