Because of an increase in illegal firearms being recovered, the City of Raleigh is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Raleigh Police Department and the Department of Justice have been meeting for the last two days to come up with strategies and collaborative ways to address violent crime.
The organizations elaborated on those plans at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
“A surge of training resources and technical support valued at over $1 million,” said Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. “It will put the City of Raleigh in a league of its own.”
Raleigh will become the sixth city to join the National Public Safety Partnership.
Full news conference: Raleigh Police Department Chief Estella Patterson said the goal is to address violence before it happens.
Though the city’s crime rate is relatively low — 1% above the national average, Police Chief Estella Patterson said the joint effort will help with one of the biggest challenges: Raleigh’s exploding population.