Carson City, Lyon and Douglas Counties Receive Grant to Combat Crime
The Office of Criminal Justice Assistance granted $350,000 to Carson City, Lyon County and Douglas County to create a regional gang initiative. Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong explained that having a three-county team will help control the growing gang issues plaguing the area: “The grant acknowledges that gangs do not recognize our county lines. They often live, function and create discord in many different areas at the same time . . . This characteristic requires intense multi-agency cooperation and communications.”
The grant is just another step in northern Nevada's crackdown on gang crimes in Nevada. In 2007, Carson City created two deputy jobs devoted to combating street level drugs. The following year, the team was expanded to four people. Carson City also received a grant of nearly $30,000 to create the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Program. Part of this new grant will go to secondary school prevention classes and enabling the three counties to share information.
Gang crimes in Nevada can result in hefty penalties and devastating consequences for non-citizens, who may be deported for many gang-related activities.
