RD62 - Annual Report on Violent Crime Strike Forces and State/Local Anti-Crime Partnerships (2004)


Executive Summary:
Upon request, the Department of State Police currently provides law enforcement assistance to localities through the Violent Crimes Strike Force and the Anti-Crime Partnerships. To enable the Department to provide greater assistance to localities, the Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Interdiction Unit increases the Department’s capability to assist localities by providing a cadre of highly mobile troopers to immediately blanket areas of escalating criminal activity. The Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Interdiction Unit in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has formulated seven separate areas that are consistent with the geographical boundaries of the seven field divisions. During Fiscal Year 2004, partnership initiatives were conducted in the Cities of Lynchburg, Portsmouth, Richmond, and Winchester and the Town of Pulaski. These operations have proven successful in accomplishing established goals of violent crime suppression and enforcement of illegal firearm and narcotics violations.

The results of operations conducted during FY 2004 are as follows:

Persons Arrested: 573
Total Charges: 1,019
Felony: 480
Misdemeanor: 539
Value of Drugs Seized: $326,551
Currency Seized: $350,814
Weapons Seized: 172
Assets Seized: $277,830
Total: $955,195

The Department of State Police will continue to monitor all operations to ensure that program objectives are met and that those communities that have requested assistance are receiving law enforcement support to the degree necessary in identified problem areas. This will provide citizens with a higher degree of confidence that their neighborhoods and streets are safe, secure, and are no longer havens for criminal activity.