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Raleigh police highlight partnerships, say 474 illegally possessed guns removed amid recent shootings
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Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyse said the department is leaning on local, state and federal partners after a cluster of shootings this month, noting officers have removed 474 illegally possessed guns so far this year and urging residents to report suspicious activity.
Raleigh — Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyse told reporters at a Wednesday press briefing that the department is strengthening work with local, state and federal partners after a recent cluster of violent incidents and that officers have removed 474 illegally possessed guns so far this year.
"Raleigh is a safe city," Chief Rico Boyse said, while acknowledging a recent spate of high‑profile incidents that have threatened residents' sense of security. He listed a shooting in the Food Lion parking lot on Creedmoor Road, a shooting at Triangle Town Center Mall that wounded three people, and a shooting at a Southeast Raleigh apartment complex that left one person dead.
Boyse said the briefing was intended to highlight the breadth of the department's public‑safety partnerships, which include representatives from the U.S. Attorney's…
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