08/04/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/04/2021 16:50
Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monacoâs Trip to New Jersey and New York
WASHINGTON - This week, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco traveled to New Jersey and New York to highlight the Justice Department s comprehensive strategy to reduce violent crime through a combination of enforcement as well as meaningful community engagement to prevent and deter crime before it happens.
In New Jersey, DAG Monaco visited the U.S. Attorney s Office and attended a National Night Out event. At the U.S. Attorney s Office, the DAG met with Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig and the leadership of the office along with federal law enforcement leaders from the FBI, DEA and ATF. On Tuesday evening, DAG Monaco attended Newark, New Jersey s annual National Night Out (NNO) event hosted by the Newark Public Safety Department where she had the opportunity to meet with local law enforcement officers, community l
New tool to fight crime now open after officials cut ribbon on Strike Force headquarters
Tracy Carloss
and last updated 2021-01-06 19:00:27-05
CLEVELAND â A new crime-fighting tool in Northeast Ohio is now complete. Cleveland is one of just 16 cities across the country to have a federal OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The building is now complete and was unveiled on Wednesday.
âThis brings a physical structure to what weâve been doing here,â said Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
Cleveland Strike Force was announced two years ago to stop violent crime, gangs and drugs. Within a few months, federal, state and local authorities were working side by side on the streets.