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stouffvilk suntribune thursday march 30 2006 25 york police writing guns gangs plan murder victims friends call for grassroots action by martin derbyshire staff writer friends of luke shiesty marson know the perijs of youth and gun vio lence all to well the 21yearold aurora rap artist was found shot to death on a deadend street just north of musselmans lake nearly four years ago his killers have never been caught yesterday close friends jesse organ and ryan pyziak came to york regional police headquarters in newmarket to hear police talk about youth crime gangs and guns they wanted to make sure their friend is not forgotten and their voices are heard police say while the region doesnt have a major gun gang or youth crime issue they are developing a strategy to combat the problem before it escalates we dont have the same problem they have in toronto but it can happen here chief armand la barge said weve seen some instances where it has happened here and i think the citi zens want to see us doing everything we can to prevent it from happening here mr marsons friends hope police act fast and said they are willing to volun teer their time to help even a little bit of a problem is enough of a problem mr organ said there are guns in york region theyre already here look what hap pened to our friend mr pyziak- said the problem is kids are listening to rappers like 50 cent not police teachers and preachers in a church what they need is to hear the voices from the streets telling them the right path to go down and thafs why were here police cant do it alone the gangs are a part of our community and it takes the entire community to address the problem approximately 32- per cent of york region residents are younger than 23 thats 288000 youth but police say less than one per cent of them are involved with gangs police intelligence shows there are approximately 340 gangs in canada with 22 per cent operating in the gta because of competition and families relocating here more gang members have been moving to the 905 area in fact police intelligence shows there are approximately 130 gang mem bers operating in york and another 76 associate gang members mostly in the southern part of the region insp tom carrique said having consulted with police in new york boston and arizona about how theyve attacked gangs guns and youth crime york cops hope to combine enforcement with mentoring and supervision programs as well as other initiatives to help youth make intelligent choices were not going to arrest our way out of a crime problem and if we want to solve this issue we have to go deeper insp paul pederson said right now insp pederson says the force is well positioned to prevent an escalation of youth crime and gang issues because of the prevention programs in place the next step he said is to build a strategy by building on partnerships with schools and community agen cies new ground needs to be broken by allowing community and youth voices to be heard insp pederson said in the coming months police will embark on field research initiatives focus groups and community consulta tion efforts involving youth voices that includes hosting a may 16 forum at the community safety village in whitchurchstouffville where all are welcome police cant do it alone insp car rique said the gangs are a part of our community and it takes the entire com munity to address the problem jwadd mowers against drunk driving 1800665madd this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune vaa now get towards genuine ford accessories at no extracharge bua deflector f bug deflector mm mm mm- v genuine ford 1 accessories y i v f when you purchase or lease a 2006 f1 50 fseries super duty or ranger soft tonneau cover running dvd cargo sport tail lamp bed vehicle boards player organizer liner surround hooks security customize your truck online at this years best truck deals are yours right now ranger is canadas best selling compact pickup fseries is canadas 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