Gov. Larry Hogan today announced a package of programs and legislative proposals that would coordinate local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, increase the number of federal cases for gun charges and release new data on sentences given out by judges–all in the name of stemming violence in Baltimore.
The governor is launching a violent crime joint operations center in the city that serves as a hub for law agencies tracking gangs and criminal organizations. The center will be home to a team of Maryland State Police, analysts and a dedicated prosecutor; task force teams with the DEA, ATF, Baltimore Police Department, Homeland Security, FBI and U.S. Marshals; and a newly formed “strike force” pulling together 200 officers from 16 different agencies to target gangs.
Additionally, the governor said he would be directing more state funds to Project Exile, a crime-fighting strategy that sends more cases for repeat violent offenders to federal court, where there is a greater chance of a mandatory sentence for convictions of gun crimes.
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