New Article: Summer Crime Initiative
New Article: Summer Crime Initiative
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On June 29, the Prince George’s County Police Department held a press conference to announce their new summer crime initiative.
You can view it here: https://fb.watch/lto4GO5JKr/
In this article, I draw a connection between D.C.’s police department, the various juvenile curfews(DC/Baltimore/ Prince George’s County) and the lack of recreational activities in the county.
You will learn from reading this article:
About the Summer Crime Initiative.
The inconsistencies about the youth curfew.
Residents desire for more recreational activities.
How local politicians tried to pass a law to detangle the Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation from the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Excerpt:
On June 29, Prince George’s County Police Department held a press conference highlighting their approach to preventing, what they believe, the potential increase in summer carjackings and other crimes.
Deputy Chief Administrating Officer of Public Safety and Homeland Security Barry Stanton and Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz lead the press conference. Stanton said their goal for this summer is to protect communities and reduce crime.
“School is out, and the weather is hot,” said Stanton. Social interaction has increased and boredom has set in. This is a perfect combination for increased crime in the summer. Summer usually results in a rise in crime.”
Before firing off the summer crime initiative - Aziz said, “We cannot arrest our way out of a crime problem.” He reiterated this point throughout the press conference, even as he spoke about ramping up police presence in areas deemed hot spots. He said the department wants to focus on the quality of arrests and not the quantity.
Here is what Chief Aziz outlined as the department’s approach to curb potential violence this summer. He said officers will be deployed to areas where the crime is the most. He said traffic police units will be “deployed to enhance enforcement to reduce car crashes,” address car meetups, racing and speeding, car fatalities, and crime.”
Not only that, but he said the Strategic Investigation and Narcotics Enforcement Division will utilize its best tools to prevent carjackings and gang violence.
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