Thursday, June 24, 2021
Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov
STOCKTON – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today met with Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, City Manager Harry Black, Chief of Police Eric Jones, and Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) Director Daniel Muhammed to discuss the success of Stockton’s violence prevention efforts, including the Operation Peacekeeper and Operation Ceasefire programs. OVP’s programs bring together law enforcement, community leaders, and young people — and utilize data-driven, partnership-based violence prevention programs and strategies to defuse conflict and tackle gang and gun-related violence within the city of Stockton.
"Efforts like these, that bring communities and law enforcement together are a model for how we can protect and enhance public safety in this state,"