Federal agency to help combat violent crime
The Justice Department said Friday that San Bernardino is one of the cities where teams of federal agents are being dispatched to combat violent crime. The others are Mesa, Ariz.; Orlando, Fla.; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The announcement comes as the FBI prepares to release new numbers next week showing that violent crime continues to rise nationally.
The Violent Crime Impact Teams from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be deployed to each of the four cites, bringing the number of regions where they have been deployed to 29, a Justice official said.
No additional funds are expected to be funneled to the communities to bolster their own law enforcement efforts, the Justice official said.
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