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Santa Ana police highlight Measure X support for gang prevention, youth programs and enforcement
Summary
Deputy Chief Jose Gonzalez told the Measure X committee the police department uses Measure X funds for gang suppression, community engagement, and youth programs including Santa Ana Police Athletics and Activities League (PAL); the gang unit reported an 80% increase in arrests for a unit-specific comparison year-over-year.
Deputy Chief Jose Gonzalez presented the police department's Measure X-funded public-safety work to the Measure X Citizen Oversight Committee, describing how dollars support gang prevention, intervention, education and enforcement as well as community programs designed to reduce violent crime.
Gonzalez said Measure X funds support a comprehensive approach that includes the Gang Suppression Unit (GSU), directed enforcement teams, patrol, the community engagement team and partnerships with county and federal prosecutors. "The bottom acronym of s a p a l is, stands for our Santa Ana Police…
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