LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Division of Corrections (MDOC) and regulation enforcement have confiscated greater than 900 illegally possessed weapons as a part of Operation Protected Neighborhoods, a statewide initiative targeted on decreasing gun violence.
Operation Protected Neighborhoods is an initiative that started in March 2023 as a part of the Michigan Protected Communities program, the place regulation enforcement officers conduct check-ins with individuals on parole or probation who can’t legally personal a gun.
“Strategic searches and compliance checks” deal with high-risk people, reminiscent of those that have a historical past of violent crime.
MDOC presently has roughly 1,000 parole/probation brokers supervising 40,500 parolees and probationers all through the state.
Because the program’s inception, the MDOC has accomplished over 9,405 sweeps, made 1,476 arrests, and eliminated 902 illegally possessed weapons from the road.
“Our communities are safer and people beneath our supervision are extra profitable when there may be clear accountability for his or her actions,” stated Russ Marlan, Deputy Director of Discipline Operations Administration, in a information launch despatched to six Information.
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