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DA says meth use shows a 50% drop
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CopyThe number of methamphetamine cases filed in Shasta County has steadily decreased from a high of 822 cases in 2005 to 468 in 2008, notes the district attorney's office.
And, after the first six months of 2009, 207 cases have been filed. At the present pace, 2009 would see a nearly 50 percent reduction in the number of methamphetamine cases compared to 2005.
Recently, the Shasta County District Attorney Bureau of Investigations reported on their efforts to combat methamphetamine as part of a grant through the Redding Police Department.
In 2007, the Redding Police Department along with other law enforcement agencies, applied for and received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Community Orientated Policing Services to specifically combat methamphetamine.
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