Enhancing Partnerships Between Local and Federal Law Enforcement: Building a Preventive Crime Gun Strategy to Reduce Community Violence

Monday, October 16, 2023

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Location: Room: 5AB

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Tarrick McGuire

Assistant Chief of Police
Arlington Police Department, Texas
Arlington, Texas, United States

Speaker(s)

Al Jones

Chief of Police
Arlington Police Department, Texas
Arlington, Texas, United States
Kyle Dishko

Deputy Chief of Police
Arlington Police Department, Texas
Arlington, Texas, United States
Jamey VanVliet

Assistant Special Agent In Charge
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Dallas Field Division
Dallas, Texas, United States
Jeffrey Boshek

Special Agent in Charge
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Dallas Field Division
Dallas, Texas, United States

Gun violence is an ongoing problem in the United States, often creating challenges for police in building safe communities. Law enforcement agencies must employ strategies that utilize evidence-based technology to build crime gun intelligence in the apprehension of violent offenders. Attendees for this session will learn how the Arlington, Texas, Police Department (APD) enhanced their partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to develop a successful crime gun strategy that led to the identification of illegal firearms dealers, repeat shooting suspects, and violent crime reductions in historical crime hot spots. In collaboration with the ATF, APD implemented a NIBIN Engagement Team that diverted illegal firearm usage, interrupted shooting cycles, and linked criminal cases that would have gone unsolved.