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Officials report seized firearms and propose fugitive-apprehension unit to bolster gang work
Summary
Law-enforcement presenters reported an increase in fugitive arrests and firearm seizures compared with 2024 and recommended proposing a separate fugitive-apprehension unit in the coming budget to supplement the newly established gang unit.
A law-enforcement presenter updated the committee on the gang unit's progress, citing past-year comparisons and seizure data included in the committee packet. The presenter said identifying gang members has led to a notable number of firearm seizures and an increase in arrests compared with the period when the county had only one dedicated detective.
The presenter described prior figures (noting 139 fugitive arrests in a referenced earlier period) and more recent totals into April (discussed in the packet as roughly 67 in one count), and said teams are making cases based on those identifications. "We're getting a lot of guns off the street, which is a very, very positive thing," the presenter said, and recommended that the committee consider a proposed "fugitive apprehension unit" in the next budget to give the gang unit additional resources and increase the number of identifications and arrests.
Committee members thanked the presenter and did not move a separate motion on the budget proposal during this meeting; the presenter said the proposal would be considered as part of the upcoming budget process.
