Raymond F. Fleck was honored for his contributions to the Eastern District of Washington Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. | Stock Photo
Raymond F. Fleck was honored for his contributions to the Eastern District of Washington Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. | Stock Photo
A retired supervisory deputy marshal received a Department of Justice honor for his contributions to an anti-crime program in Yakima County.
The retired U.S. Marshal, Raymond Fleck, helped to reduce crime in the county through the federally-sponsored Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative for the Eastern District of Washington, Yakima County posted on its website.
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a nationwide DOJ program that organizes law enforcement officials at all government levels with prosecutors and community leaders to develop solutions for the most pressing violent crime problems in a community.
In 2017, the DOJ tapped Yakima County for the program to address the high rates of gangs and gun-related violent crimes, the release said.
In 2019, Fleck led a joint task force of 18 federal, state, local and tribal agencies in a 90-day operation, which resulted in authorities arresting 246 violent offenders — 133 were gang arrests, the release said. The operation spurred a drop in violent crime by 19%.
“I wholeheartedly commend Raymond F. Fleck for his outstanding leadership in planning and executing Operation Invictus Civitas,” William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, said in the release.
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