The “Anti-Crime Unit” operates unmarked cruisers with officers in plain clothes. These officers have been deployed during various hours to impact quality of life issues, gangs and violent crimes, areas of concerns, or other problems as directed by the Division Commanders or the Chief of Police. This unit is staffed by highly motivated patrol officers working in addition to their regular shift assignments. In 2018, the Unit was re-assigned from the Patrol Division to the Detective Bureau in order to provide the Detective Commanders with an additional team of officers to conduct time sensitive follow-ups to major crimes. In addition to their investigative follow ups and numerous search warrants, Anti-Crime continued their high visibility suppression efforts. This small team of officers has been very productive during this reporting period.