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Article: Nashville Police To Dedicate More Resources To Attack Gun Crime.
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- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- June 29, 2005
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Ronal Serpas today announced the Metropolitan Police Department will dedicate more resources than ever before to attack gun crime in Nashville so that, whenever possible, gun- toting criminals can be sent to federal penitentiaries hundreds of miles away from Tennessee to serve lengthy sentences.
Through a close and expanded partnership with United States Attorney Jim Vines, District Attorney Torry Johnson and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh, Serpas said the chances of gun defendants landing in federal court are about to significantly increase.
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