CINCINNATI — Repeat violent offenders found to illegally have a gun will be one focus of a new push to curb crime in Cincinnati, Governor Mike DeWine said during a press conference Tuesday .

The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Force Team, DeWine said, will focus on the people currently wanted for violent crime as well as those who have served time and are now violating the terms of their post-release control. The governor said these operations focus on people who have committed arson, sexual assault, murder and more.

"Every city in this state has a relatively small number of violent criminals who cause 80-90% of the violence," DeWine said during the press conference. "These are the individuals that we are going after, and these are the individuals that we need to get off the

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