Troy launches new public safety initiative

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy officials unveiled a new plan to address violence in the city. Project Sentinel will focus on gathering intelligence and data to address crime.

Officers will be assigned to areas of the city that are seeing higher rates of crime. The police chief said the new program will help boost the efforts of existing ones by sending the same officers into the same neighborhoods. Leaders hope it will help them build trust and relationships with the public.

"The community is key to having this all work," Police Chief Dan DeWolf said. "We get a lot of web tips or calls into our hotline. They're really helpful. So we want to keep them coming. They're good information that we act on, and there's been raids and arrests made and problems solved."

Officials said four officers will be assigned to the new unit.