February 22, 2021
Zionsville Police Department Chief Michael Spears and Mayor Emily Styron recently announced support of legislation that would establish a regional Gun Crimes Task Force. State Rep. Greg Steuerwald is proposing HB 1558 to address violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby counties by delivering, in cooperation with state and federal officials, a uniform strategy to trace firearms used to commit crimes.
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In 2019, in response to the increasing homicide rates and presence of crime guns in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) launched the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) to better trace crime guns and identify suspects. In the first year, CGIC data helped lead to the arrests of approximately 350 violent criminals and the removal of 250 crime guns from the street. That s just with Marion County participating in the program. A missing component of this effort is the lack of coor