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Murphy Announces Federal Home Invasion Legislation

by Genghis Conn · April 2nd, 2008, 3:41 pm · 18 Comments

Rep. Chris Murphy has announced federal legislation to deal with home invasion and the parole system. According to a release:

Today, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) announced a pair of legislative initiatives designed to make home invasion a federal crime and provide additional federal resources and technology to parole and probation officials. Connecticut residents have witnessed two heinous home invasions and murders in less than a year – one just this weekend in New Britain, and one in July in Cheshire.

Murphy’s proposal intends to:

  • make home invasion a federal crime;

  • improve the FBI’s tracking of home invasions across the country;

  • improve federal resources for parole and probation activities, including federal funds for the use of GPS monitoring devices and the hiring of additional parole and probation officers;

  • · And create a national training center for parole and probation officials.

    • “Connecticut has been through enough this year. These senseless crimes have hurt so much more than our homes and families – they have shattered our sense of safety and security in our communities. It’s time for the federal government to provide more assistance to the states to keep us safe,” said Murphy.

    Murphy’s district includes Cheshire and New Britain, where the two most notorious recent home invasion crimes have taken place.

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