Mike Levin: “as Detroit residents cope with a rise in homicides and shootings this year, city police are joining with other law…”

“as Detroit residents cope with a rise in homicides and shootings this year, city police are joining with other law enforcement agencies in an effort to stem gun-related violence through a new program. Operation Tactical Intelligence Driven Enforcement, or TIDE, was established to help determine crime patterns, identify the city's most violent offenders and ultimately prevent crime in the city of Detroit. Operation TIDE, which began on May 5, 2006, in the Detroit Northwestern police district, involves the coordination of 10 Federal, State and local agencies. It is designed to use the expertise of each agency to better track and share intelligence on dangerous criminals. The U.S. Attorney's Office, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Wayne County Sheriffs Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michigan State Police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration are all involved in the project. To date, 115 people tied to gun crimes and gang violence have been arrested. The program is funded by a $600,000 grant through the Federal Project Safe Neighborhoods campaign against guns and gang violence and is currently being expanded into the other three police districts. Operation TIDE expands upon the current Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative strategy of suppression, deterrence, prevention/ intervention, investigation, prosecution and public awareness.…”