Seven new national task forces are being created by the Department of Justice with an emphasis on carjackings as a public safety threat
Seattle is one of seven cities across the nation to form new carjacking task forces as part of an expanded program started by the Department of Justice.SEATTLE — Seattle is one of seven cities nationwide to form a carjacking task force as part of an effort to reduce violent crime by the Department of Justice.
The work comes after other task forces which the DOJ developed in Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Tampa proved successful in bringing down carjacking rates. The task force, headed up by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington, will bring together the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Seattle police and the Kent Police Department to reduce carjackings in the region. Attorney Tessa Gorman also indicated that adults who use juveniles to commit carjackings could face"significant" federal penalties.
The agencies will come together to outline how they will share and act on information related to car thefts, carjackings and recovery of stolen or suspect vehicles, according to a press release from the DOJ. Task forces nationwide will also collaborate on how to use federal sentencing enhancements in cases where adults use juveniles to commit carjackings and ensure appropriate handling of juvenile suspects.
The Southern District of Mississippi, the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Northern District of California, the Northern District of Alabama, the Eastern District of Texas and the District of Oregon will also be forming carjacking task forces.
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