Officials Step Up Anti-Gang Activity in Georgia
Currently, the people who work in a nondescript Macon building monitor vehicle traffic in the area. Soon, they will monitor gang criminal activity instead. “Anywhere there is the ability to make money, criminal street gangs are going to have a hand in it,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ken Howard. “You’re going to […]
Lawmakers Mull Tougher Gang Law
Republican lawmakers who are determined to take a bite out of crime dusted off the mandatory minimum principles when they introduced Senate Bill 44. Senate Bill 44, introduced by state Sen. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia, also mandates minimum sentences for gang offenses currently on the books in Georgia. It would allow prosecutors and judges to consider […]
