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Winsome Earle-Sears: “You've heard of Operation Ceasefire? It's worked. Crime…”

Featuring: Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia Beach

Published | Video Starts at 06:33

Let me say it again, you put your lives on the line for us. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud of what we had accomplished together over the last four years. You've heard of Operation Ceasefire? It's worked. Crime dropped in 12 of 13 targeted cities and violent crime fell in nine. Of course, as you know, our great Attorney General Jason Miaris was a part of that. Norfolk, my former hometown, homicides were cut by nearly two thirds. (06:33–06:43)

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