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Benton Harbor, Michigan State Police Dragnet Nets Nine Weapons

Benton Harbor, Michigan State Police Dragnet Nets Nine Weapons That s nine more guns off the streets. The program is called the Secure Cities Partnership. It s an effort between the Michigan State Police and cities like Benton Harbor to help reduce violent crime and, in conjunction with that, establish and build a positive police and community relationship, in this case, within the city of Benton Harbor. The unit is named the MSP Fifth District Crime Prevention Squad (DCPS). The DCPS is staffed by troopers from each of the district’s four posts. During a four week period from early June into early July, those DCPS troopers confiscated nine firearms resulting in the arrest of six suspects. Three of the firearms were confiscated during a single traffic stop on June 26 where one suspect was arrested for CCW and charges sought for two additional occupants who fled on foot, according to the Michigan State Police.

MSP, Benton Harbor police release figures from mid-May, early June arrests

New numbers released in MSP, Benton Harbor Police partnership program

Handgun seized by Michigan State Police in Benton Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police). Since 2015, Benton Harbor has been a part of Michigan’s Secure Cities Partnership (SCP), which is an initiative developed in 2012 by the Michigan State Police (MSP). According to MSP, this initiative is meant to address crime through a comprehensive system of “smart justice” that recognizes the connection between enforcement and community engagement. Last month, the SCP in Benton Harbor was joined by the newly established MSP Fifth District Crime Prevention Squad (DCPS). The DCPS is staffed by troopers from each of the district’s four posts.

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