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Winter 2005 issue of In-Sites magazine, published by the Community Capacity Development Office (formerly Weed & Seed Office), Office Justice Programs (OJP)CCDO Home pageHomeLetter From the DirectorOJP SealLetter From the U.S. AttorneyPhotos representing weeding and seeding efforts: two police officers smiling at the camera, three individuals painting over graffiti on a wall, woman holding a potted plant. About In-SitesFind Past Issues Submit Stories Subscribe Creating Safer Communities
This Issue
Welcome to the summer 2006 edition of In-Sites, where CCDO gives you quick access to important information from the field. This issue includes stories about incorporating teens into the community, cleaning up graffiti, and assessing tribes' technological needs. More articles are highlighted below; find others by clicking on the section links on the left.
Features: Special Focus on Law Enforcement

Photo of Hands in handcuffsYuma Gang Leader Finally Out of Site
After years of effort on the part of law enforcement and the Yuma County Attorney's Office, a Yuma gang leader is behind bars and a neighborhood is feeling safe once more.

Photo of Captain Timothy T. Laun.Tribute to a Weed and Seed Icon: Tim Laun
Captain Timothy T. Laun, a long-time advocate of the Weed and Seed strategy, died on April 30 and was posthumously awarded the rank of Deputy Chief of Police of Syracuse, NY.

Photo of Colonel Deborah Owens chatting with a young visitor.Barricades Go Up, Crime Goes Down
In Baltimore, MD, the police are fighting crime with old-fashioned ideas fashioned in new ways.

Image of a gun.Gun Tracing Program Helps Crack Case
Interagency linkages and gun tracing have helped lead to the identification, arrest, and extradition of a man believed to have killed a police officer in Virginia.