Law enforcement from across North Texas met with the deputy director in Grand Prairie for a roundtable discussion about the overall reduction in crime across DFW and how it can serve as a model for other parts of the country.
The deputy director of the U.S. Marshals Service is in North Texas to meet with law enforcement and community leaders. They want to work together to drive down violent crime."Violent crime reduction is a collaboration," said U.S. Marshals Service Acting Deputy Director Mark Pittella.Local police and sheriffs and federal agents work shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. Marshals Service through the Violent Crime Taskforce.
"Local and federal law enforcement know there must be buy-in from the people they protect and serve for positive outcomes."It's not only from the law enforcement entities though; it's also from the community and building that trust with the community," Pittella said. "And transparency with the community is definitely paramount in the violent crime reduction. we've done that today.
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