The State of Alabama has spent $2.5 million since June 2024 on the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit (MACS) in an attempt to crack down on crime in Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
MACS was announced last summer as a joint effort by ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and Montgomery Police chief James Graboys. The task force involves collaborative efforts from multiple state and local law enforcement agencies to combat crime in a city plagued by a chronically understaffed police department.
“Certainly, when the state needs to further intervene to combat crime, to add manpower – whether that be additional state troopers, National Guard military police or the MACS Unit – that comes with a cost,” Gina Maiola, a spokesperson for Governor Kay Ivey, told 1819 News on Monday. “The bottom line is that Governor Ivey wants to ensure safety across our state.”
MACS in June reported:
• 3,100 traffic stops conducted
• 983 arrest warrants served, spanning offenses from Failure to Appear on traffic charges to Capital Murder
• 429 arrests made, including 30 juveniles
• 268 firearms seized
• 164 machine gun conversion devices confiscated
• 68 stolen vehicles recovered
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