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U.S. senators introduced anti-gang legislation Tuesday and asked for $1 billion to address the nation's growing gang problem.
The bill, co-sponsored by Patty Murray, D-Wash., would fund early intervention programs for at-risk youth, task forces in areas of high-intensity gang activity, gang training for law enforcement agencies, the purchase of technology and equipment for investigations, more prosecutors, and state witness protection programs.See the full content of this document
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Sen. Murray Co-Sponsors Anti-Gang Legislation
"We're long overdue for something like this," said Adam Diaz, chief of the cash-strapped Toppenish Police Department, ...
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