Youngstown police step up enforcement efforts

Police are stepping up enforcement over the summer months with saturated patrols in all areas of the city, and programs such as gun buy-backs and safe surrender for fugitives from justice.

Detective Sgt. Kevin Mercer said the saturated patrols will begin at the end of May and continue throughout the summer months. He said the five-year Weed and Seed Program along with the anti-gang initiative, in its second year, will be increased.

Mercer said the department, in conjunction with Youngstown City Schools, is also planning a truancy sweep sometime in May. Residents will also see officers in the city making random curfew sweeps beginning in June.

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