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Chief
Craig
Deploys
Operation
Restore
"Green
Machine
- 40"
DETROIT,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
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Thursday,
the
Detroit
Police
Department
and its
State
and
Federal
partners
launched
Operation
Restore
Order
"Green
Machine
- 40" in
the 9th
and 10th
Precincts.
Operation
"Green
Machine
- 40" is
a
uniformed
zero
tolerance
enforcement
initiative
coupled
with a
narcotics
enforcement,
targeting
the
criminal
elements
that
sale
narcotics,
preys on
residents
or
attempts
to find
safe
haven in
these
areas.
The
Detroit
Police
Department
deployed
personnel
from
several
departments
and
entities,
to the
aforementioned
areas,
for
direct
police
enforcement
action
on all
violators
of the
law. The
intended
goal of
Operation
Green
Machine
40 was
to
remove
the
criminal
elements
plaguing
the
community
and to
address
the
quality
of life
concerns.
Photo by
Harry
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
Detroit
has seen
a 38
percent
reduction
in
robberies
citywide,
however,
the
Ninth
Precinct,
the
first
targeted
area on
the east
side
Thursday,
has seen
a 42
percent
rise in
the past
28 days,
according
to
Police
Chief
James
Craig.
"That's
not
acceptable.
We know
that the
individuals
responsible
for the
majority
of these
robberies
are gang
members,"
Craig
said.
"So we
are
talking
to and
looking
at the
gang
members
in this
area."
Roughly
100
officers
gathered
at the
Detroit
Police
Department's
11th
Precinct
on the
city's
east
side for
role
call
earlier
Thursday
morning.
Several
Special
Response
Team
members
had
assault
rifles
slung
around
their
necks as
they
discussed
strategy
when it
comes to
arresting
parole
absconders.
Photo by
Harry
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit
The
Detroit
Police
Department
is
committed
to
improving
the
quality
of life
for all
of its
citizens,
in the
city of
Detroit.
We will
continue
our
efforts
in
making
this
city one
of the
safest
place to
live,
work and
play.
Thank
you to
all
participating
department
members,
agencies,
media,
and to
the
citizens
of the
city of
Detroit.
PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES
Detroit
Police
Department
Narcotics
Precinct
Special
Operation
Teams
Special
Response
Team
Traffic
Enforcement
G.I.S.T.
Aviation
Vice
Task
Force
Administration
Support
Services
Bureau
Other
agencies
participating
in this
operation
includes:
Detroit
EMS
Michigan
State
Police
Wayne
County
Sheriffs
Michigan
Department
of
Corrections
Wayne
County
Prosecutor’s
Office
Michigan
State
Police
Alcohol
Tobacco/Firearms
United
States
Border
Patrol
Wayne
State
University
Police
United
States
Marshall
Service
Drug
Enforcement
Administration
(DEA)
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigations
(FBI)
DTE –
Security/Loss
Prevention
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