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Two more Crime Reduction Teams are set to begin operations in Saskatchewan.
As called for in the Throne Speech, the Saskatchewan government is putting up $1.5 million in the 2021-22 fiscal year to expand the CRT initiative to the La Ronge and Meadow Lake areas. The province will provide about $3.2 million in each subsequent fiscal year.
“The expansion of the Crime Reduction Team is a key addition to Saskatchewan’s evolving suite of policing tools,” Christine Tell, the province’s minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, said in a media release.
“The CRTs have been extremely effective in disrupting, dismantling and prosecuting organized crime and we are proud to support the RCMP’s expansion of this program.”
Adding CRTs in La Ronge and Meadow Lake increases the number in the province to nine and adds 20 permanent positions, including 16 RCMP officers, two criminal analysts and two administrative assistants.
The CRTs perform targeted enforcement based on intelligence and analysis of crime trends.
“This includes high-visibility patrols, tracking dangerous offenders with a history of repeated offences, targeting street-gang activity, and executing arrest warrants,” the provincial media release said.
“The CRTs also collaborate with community leaders and partner agencies to address the root causes of crime and develop long-term solutions to ensure community safety.”