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Mountain View Police Department
1000 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
650-903-6344
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Hours
General Business:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.)
Walk-in Crime Reports:
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (7 days)
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MVPD's Gang Prevention Program
Recognizing the need to protect our community from gangs and gang-related crimes, MVPD created a Gang Suppression Team (GST) which operates as a branch within our Youth Services Unit (YSU). The GST is comprised of officers with extensive knowledge of gangs, gained from law enforcement experience, professional training and information exchange with other law enforcement agencies.
GST employs three strategies to reduce gangs—suppression, intervention and prevention.
Suppression refers to the police department's zero-tolerance policy for criminal gangs. Both GST, regular officers and the other Youth Services Unit (YSU) members work to identify local gang members, develop intelligence about the gangs, and arrest those who commit crimes. Thorough investigation of gang cases allows us to charge gang suspects with California's "gang enhancement" penalty, which can add 10 additional years to a gang member's sentence.
Intervention means taking steps to prevent kids from joining gangs. MVPD's Youth Services Unit, which includes the GST, our School Resource Officers and two counselors, identifies kids who are at risk of joining gangs and tries to recruit them into police programs designed to point kids in a more positive direction.
YSU and GST members also make home visits to families of at-risk kids. These visits provide police an opportunity to learn more about the conditions that encourage kids to join gangs, and a chance to provide referrals to community resources.
Prevention is the third prong of our gang strategy. We sponsor public seminars and go to Neighborhood Watch meetings to promote gang awareness. We help residents and parents identify gang activity and encourage them to report it to the schools and/or the police department. | | Primary Gangs in Mountain View
Norteños (red color), #14
Sureños (blue color), #13
Gang Enhancement Penalty
California law now includes a "gang enhancement" penalty: up to 10 more years of prison time for gang-related crimes.
Questions?
Gang Officer
Mike Magana
650/903-6855
School Resource Officer
Ron Cooper
650/903-6387
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