Thread: NC-Federal anti-gang office will be permanent

Federal anti-gang office will be permanent


July 16, 2009
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Myrick lauds success of part-time unit, but says long-term plan will ‘keep pressure on.'

By Andrew Dunn
andrewdunn@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Thursday, Jul. 16, 2009

A permanent federal anti-gang office will open in Charlotte by the end of the summer, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick announced Wednesday.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office takes over for a temporary unit established in 2005 that has partnered with local police to disrupt gangs originating in Latin American countries, particularly the Mara Salvatrucha 13, Surenos, Brown Pride, SUR-13 and Latin King street gangs.

That part-time unit has arrested 70 transnational gang members in the 2009 fiscal year. Myrick said that while it has been successful – particularly in north Charlotte – there needs to be more anti-gang enforcement in the area.

“You get rid of it in one place, and it pops up in another,â€

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Myrick has done a fabulous job. She was one of the major pushers from bringing the federal immigration court to Charlotte, when previously, illegals had to be shipped to Atlanta for trial.