Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares talks crime trends in roundtable with Roanoke law enforcement officials

ROANOKE,Va.–VirginiaAttorneyGeneralJasonMiyaresvisitedRoanokeonFridayafternoontoholdaroundtablediscussionwithvariouslawenforcementofficialsfromacrossRoanokeValley. ParticipantsincludedRoanokePoliceChiefScottBooth,RoanokeCountySheriffEricOrange,CityofSalemSheriffChrisShelor,CityofSalemPoliceChiefDerekWeeks,TownofVitonPoliceChiefFabricioDrumond,andWesternVirginiaRegionalJailSuperintendentDavidCox. Miyaresspokewiththegrouponnumeroustopics,includingcrimetrendsandwhattheofficershadseenwhilepatrollingthestreets. “Theybroughtupsomeissuesthey’veseenwithcriminalactivity,homegrowngangactivitythatis,”Miyaressaid.“Thegoodnewsisthatwehaven’tseenquitethelevelthatwehaveseeninsomeotherareaslikeorganizedretailcrime.” AnothertopicofdiscussionwasOperationCeasefire,whichwaslaunchedbyMiyareswiththeintentionofloweringviolentactivityamongrepeatoffenders. “Wefocusonrepeatviolentoffendersandi