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Mount Vernon officials say they were not notified ahead of federal operation at Pancho’s Tacos; outline response
Summary
The city’s safety service director told council the Mount Vernon Police Department and law director were not informed before Homeland Security conducted an operation at Pancho’s Tacos; city leaders described activating crisis communications, contacting federal and state offices, and coordinating with county law enforcement.
Safety Service Director Sacks told council that the City of Mount Vernon and its law department learned informally about a federal operation at Pancho’s Tacos on Oct. 9 and had not been notified in advance.
"The city and its agencies learned of the operation informally at 12:30PM on Thursday, October 9," Sacks said. He described that lack of prior notice as creating "a significant information vacuum" that led city leaders to activate a crisis…
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