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Updated: Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012, 6:46 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 20 Nov 2012, 6:46 AM EST

Shannon Ross
Posted by: Emily Lenihan

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) - Niagara Falls is getting some major muscle to help in its fight against crime. Senator Charles Schumer will be in town Tuesday, discussing the specifics.

The city will be one of eight cities nationwide where the Department of Justice will bring in a crime-fighting task force. The task force will focus on specific trouble spots in the city, to cut down on crime.

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