Lehigh County DA announces $1.1 million grant to fight gangs

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Lehigh County's District Attorney has announced a $1.1 million grant to help police fight gang activity.

D.A. Jim Martin says the grant will enable investigators to boost their surveillance of gangs.
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The county's system of tracking gangs helped generate leads for cases like last month's shooting outside a nightclub in Allentown.

They say it led to the arrest of the alleged getaway driver in that shooting, which left ten people injured.
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