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Nearly 300 People Arrested Throughout Fresno as Part of 'Operation Safe Neighborhoods'
I was somewhat surprised to read this headline on Google News. I like this part:
" 'We are not anti-Second Amendment but we are anti-violent crime. We are anti-murder, we are anti-drive-by shootings and we believe that some of these guns are being used in robberies, drive-by shootings and other illegal activities,' [Fresno Police Chief] Balderrama said."
"Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama says these efforts are meant to make Fresno the safest large city in California."
Currently, Fresno has one of the highest big city violent crime rates in California.