ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2008

View our list of 2008 grant recipients.

Operation Our Town awarded over $230,000 in grants to law enforcement to help special operations:

• warrant squad
• interdiction squad
• saturation patrols
• search warrants
• tactical details
• stakeout details
• drug raids
• Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigations
• drug prosecutor
• Blair County Drug Task Force
• Blair County Sheriff’s Department, Blair Senior Services, Victim/Witness Coordinator-Office of the District Attorney 

LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS:

Search warrants executed: 29

Blair County drug raids: 7

Blair County drug arrests:

• 2008 – 562
• 2007 – 607

Saturation Patrols: 12
Conducted in Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Tyrone Borough, Duncansville, Allegheny Township, Blair Township, and Frankstown Township

Operation Our Town initiated a Most Wanted List May 23, 2007:

• 24 listed
• 21 captured to-date

Equipment purchased:
Audio/visual equipment, 10 additional tactical life vests, helmets, computers, and printers. 

Push Out the Pusher Calls answered at 911 Center:
Push Out The Pusher hotline: (814-693-3020 or 866-693-3020)

Year	Voicemail	Live Calls	Total Calls
2008	1042	377	1419
2007	1184	n/a	1184

Drug deaths
Overall accidental drug overdoses decreased 22% from 2006 to 2008.

Drug/Criminal Prosecutions
Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio hired Attorney Peter Weeks as the drug prosecutor in July 2007, with the help of a grant from Operation Our Town.

Criminal Prosecutions:

• Over 500 cases assigned
• Over 250 separate defendants
• 8 jury trials

Forfeitures:

• Petitions filed for over $125,000
• Orders issued for forfeiture of over $58,000
• 3 houses and 5 automobiles

 

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