Democratic governor declares state of emergency in crime-ridden county

[seafoam1 3,405]

Are the Democrats finally opening their eyes to what it is they have done to their cities/states over the years. 

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-governor-declares-state-emergency-crime-ridden-county

Just two days after President Donald Trump seized control of Washington, D.C.’s police force to combat violent crime in the Democrat-run capital, New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over rampant violence and drug trafficking in a large swath of her state.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the sweeping emergency declaration in crime-ridden Rio Arriba County, which includes two Native American pueblo communities. The county, which stretches from the city of Española to the Colorado state line, has long struggled with some of the nation’s highest opioid overdose death rates.

Grisham said that local leaders had pleaded for assistance in tackling the crises and that public safety threats have "overwhelmed local resources.

"When our local leaders called for help to protect their communities, we responded immediately with decisive action," Grisham said in a statement. "We are making every resource available to support our local partners on the ground and restore public safety and stability to these areas that have been hardest hit by this crisis." 

The emergency declaration makes $750,000 available the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to coordinate response efforts and provide resources to the communities impacted.

Grisham said that a surge in criminal activity has contributed to increased homelessness, family instability and fatal drug overdoses, placing extraordinary strain on local governments and police departments that have requested immediate state assistance."

 

[seafoam1 3,405]

"Past two years." "Fentanyl".

Hmm. Illegals flooding in....Fentanyl flooding in... Biden anyone? 

 

Grisham said that police calls in Española and surrounding areas have more than doubled in the past two years. Police dispatches to businesses in the area have quadrupled in the same period. 

Rio Arriba County currently has the highest overdose death rate in the state, with residents struggling with addiction to fentanyl and other illicit substances.

[weepaws 3,323]

Yawn, been taking place in New Mexico for ever.