[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CANN PARK OPERATION

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
work of agents with the Savannah Police Department.
  In 2016, gangs that were regularly trafficking drugs and guns in the 
Cann Park neighborhood just south of Savannah's downtown were 
identified by the Savannah Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as part of a 6-month undercover 
investigation.
  In this joint operation, local law enforcement arrested 24 gang 
members, confiscating their drugs and firearms. Since the police 
apprehended these individuals, crime has sharply decreased in Cann 
Park--a 40 percent drop in violent crimes and a 75 percent drop in 
aggravated assaults with guns.
  Members of the operation team, ATF's Special Agent Lee Hoover, SPD's 
Sergeant Samuel Hunt, III, and Detective Michael Dobson, have been 
invited to Washington, D.C., to receive the TOP COPS award. This award 
pays tribute to the bravery that our law enforcement officers exhibit 
every day risking their lives to improve the quality of life for our 
citizens.
  I am glad to see these officers getting the recognition that they so 
richly deserve.

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