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Sheriff’s office and prosecutor describe seizures, diversion programs and crisis response
Summary
Essex County sheriff’s captains described gun-seizure and buyback activity and a 24-hour tip line; the prosecutor’s office described a long-running mental-health diversion program, crisis-intervention training and plans to expand countywide.
Representatives from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office told the county’s ad hoc gun-violence committee about enforcement and diversion programs they say reduce harm.
Capt. Thomas Jenkins said the sheriff’s office works with federal partners to pursue stronger convictions in illegal-handgun cases, runs occasional gun buyback events and maintains a…
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