"We are going to need more gang takedowns, more gun arrests, more cooperation with community," de Blasio said Monday. He said similar "gang takedowns" executed recently in the Bronx have proven as a "crucial tool," which have taken "many violent individuals off the street simultaneously." Gang takedowns tackle gun violence differently compared to past efforts by the NYPD’s plainclothes unit, which was disbanded in June 2020 at the height of the "Black Lives Matter" movement. Evidence from ‘Gang Takedowns’ in New York City." It’s been an ongoing tactic used since 2011, indicating that de Blasio’s upcoming announcement involves only bolstering pre-existing gang takedown efforts.

Source: Fox News August 02, 2021 18:22 UTC