Youngstown police detail continued collaboration with Ohio State Highway Patrol
Youngstown Mayor Tito Brown was joined by representatives of the Youngstown Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol for a press conference detailing a collaboration to help slow violent crime in Youngstown.
Brown said he also spoke with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tuesday, and the governor offered the state’s help.
“Through partnerships, we can do a lot better together than we can do apart,” Brown said.
How does the partnership work?
A multi-agency program called Impact Initiative is centering on Youngstown police collaborating with The Ohio State Patrol, the FBI, US Marshal’s office in Ohio and the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department.
“These partnerships are crucial for ensuring public safety. By working together these agencies can share resources, intelligence, and expertise to effectively combat crime,” said Youngstown chief of police Carl Davis.
Through the Impact Initiative, these agencies have successfully reduced crime rates in the city, according to the chief.
“The intent of this initiative is to have a positive impact on traffic safety and overall community safety while interdicting community safety, a critical aspect to the success of this mission is to focus on high volume traffic stops,” he said.
Where will the officers focus?
Davis said officers will be focused on specified Youngstown areas “which have experienced elevated levels of crime related to narcotics and related to gun violence as we witnessed two days ago, there are many individuals who believe that carrying a gun and using that gun to resolve conflict is the answer to their problems.”
“We deserve better. Our citizens deserve better,” said Davis.
How the collaboration has worked so far?
OSP records showed from patrol standpoint OSP conducted in Youngstown this last year over 459 traffic stops over the course of this initiative.
As a result, there were 59 criminal arrests.
These included 41 drug cases being initiated and 11 weapons cases, three of these were warrants which provided additional services and law enforcement to the city.
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This story was originally published April 13, 2023 at 12:28 PM.
