| For Planning Purposes Only: Not for Publication or Broadcast May 3rd, 2004 |
Contact: | Thom Mrozek, Public Affairs Officer (213) 894-6947 thom.mrozek@usdoj.gov www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac |
FEDERAL CRACKDOWN IN ORANGE COUNTY NETS OVER 200 PRISON YEARS FOR GUN CRIMES
| WHAT: | Press conference to announce the implementation in Orange County of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) gun crime reduction initiative. PSN has led to federal convictions and sentences totaling more than 200 years in federal prison for gun-wielding felons in Orange County. The County’s top law enforcement officials will be joined by business and community leaders to announce the initiative. |
| WHEN: | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. |
| WHO: | United States Attorney Debra W. Yang Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona Orange County District Attorney Anthony J. Rackauckas ATF Special Agent in Charge Donald R. Kincaid Police Chiefs from all 21 police departments in Orange County Community leader David Benavides Manny Jimenez of Suspect Entertainment |
| WHERE: | Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 3rd Floor Conference Room – Room 3053 Thomas Guide page 829-E3 |
| CONTACT: | Todd Tristan Assistant United States Attorney (714) 338-2829 |
| NOTE: | All media and their equipment may be subject to magnetometer screening as they enter the courthouse. There is reserved parking for news vans on Fourth Street, between Birch and Ross streets. |