Paul Shockley:
"...The Street Crimes Unit, intended eventually to include four officers and one sergeant, is expected to be operating in the coming weeks. The unit was eliminated in August 2010 in the face of budget cuts.
Awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant in September to hire four new officers in order to restore the unit, Camper said the department in recent months had difficulty filling the positions with new hires.
Although their work may overlap, the Drug Task Force is generally focused on mid- to upper-level drug activity, while Street Crimes will be tasked with busting street-level dealing..."
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March 5, 2012
March 2, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: KREX News 5 "Street Crimes Unit Reimplemented to Fight Rise in Heroin Use"
Cori Coffin:
"The Grand Junction Police Department said they were working on reimplementing the Street Crimes Unit that was cut in 2010, but after realizing the urgency of this rapidly-growing problem, the department decided to start the unit right away.
“The task force primarily works on mid to high-level dealers, and the Street Crimes Unit can then target some of those lower level street dealers and users out there. It’s a great partnership,” said Kate Porras of the Grand Junction Police Department...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"The Grand Junction Police Department said they were working on reimplementing the Street Crimes Unit that was cut in 2010, but after realizing the urgency of this rapidly-growing problem, the department decided to start the unit right away.
“The task force primarily works on mid to high-level dealers, and the Street Crimes Unit can then target some of those lower level street dealers and users out there. It’s a great partnership,” said Kate Porras of the Grand Junction Police Department...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
September 29, 2011
SandBox Comments: KJCT News 8 "Grand Junction Police Department To Put More Cops On The Street "
This...is fantastic news!
What a boon to the folks down in Grand Junction!
Congratulations to City of Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper and his officers on the reinstatement of their 'Street Crimes Unit'.
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What a boon to the folks down in Grand Junction!
Congratulations to City of Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper and his officers on the reinstatement of their 'Street Crimes Unit'.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
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