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‘I feel safer’: A look at the Downtown Eastside after 6 weeks of ‘Task Force Barrage’ - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Task Force Barrage is a $5-million initiative to flood the city's troubled Downtown Eastside with patrol officers and crack down on gangs and organized retail theft.

Police say the initiative is working, recently touting the seizure of nearly 200 weapons and reported a significant drop in assaults in the area.

Residents in the neighbourhood say they feel the approach is working.

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