Ask a Cop: Why Does Mountain View Have a Gang Suppression Unit?

Is there anything you have ever wanted to know about the Mountain View Police Department? Well, this is your chance to ask.

Whether you have a question about certain laws and how they might affect you, your family or friends, or how to stay safe in certain situations, we want you to ask them. We will run the question(s) and give some answer(s). To submit a question, leave a comment below or email mountainview@patch.com.

Answer provided by Lt. Chris Hsiung.

Question: There doesn't seem to be gangs in Mountain View, but yet the police department has a gang suppression unit. Why?

Answer: Unfortunately, Mountain View has a long standing history of gangs.  The gang culture knows no bounds and is a regional problem. The Gang Suppression Team not only operates to, as their name implies, suppress gang activity but works with our youth to help keep them out of gang activity in the first place.

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