Gov. Greg Abbott launches statewide task force to stop illegal street takeovers across Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott introduced on Thursday he’s launching a job pressure in an effort to cease harmful avenue takeovers throughout Texas.

In a information launch, Gov. Abbott directed Texas DPS to analyze the current avenue takeovers that he mentioned could have develop into more and more harmful.

“We should ship a transparent message that these reckless, coordinated felony occasions won’t be tolerated in Texas,” Abbott mentioned. “This statewide job pressure will work carefully with native officers and legislation enforcement to analyze, prosecute, and forestall these harmful avenue takeovers. Working collectively, we are able to guarantee Texans in communities massive and small stay protected.”

The newly-launched taskforce will likely be led by members of the DPS Felony Investigations Division, Texas Freeway Patrol, Aviation Operations Division, and Counterterrorism Division, the discharge acknowledged.

The duty pressure can even deal with state-level investigations with the aim of constructing arrests and seizing belongings similar to automobiles and weapons, resulting in jail time for criminals caught.

Gov. Abbott and the Texas DPS are urging Texans to report suspicious exercise associated to avenue takeovers by submitting a confidential report by means of iWatchTexas, by calling 844-643-2251 or 911.

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