Montgomery, Alabama
For months, Montgomery residents have been concerned about escalating crime throughout the city. Now, a new task force with officers from multiple law enforcement agencies is helping the Montgomery Police Department. A dozen law enforcement officials from federal, state, and local agencies came together Thursday to announce a new way that they’re trying to combat crime in the Capital City.
It’s called the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit or MACS. Officials told us that on June 24, this new unit started training, and then they hit the streets of Montgomery for 12 days. In that time they made 413 traffic stops, arrested 49 people who were wanted for various charges, served 195 arrest warrants, and recovered 5 stolen vehicles. They also seized 33 firearms – 4 of those firearms were equipped with machine gun conversion devices known as switches.
This is truly an unprecedented partnership, and officials said they felt it was necessary because of the shortage of police officers in the Capital City. They want people to feel safe going to work, going to school, and going about their day-to-day activities.
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