$1.7 million fixes future of gang task force

A regional task force targeting gangs in Northern Virginia will be able to continue operations now that it has received a $1.7 million Justice Department grant, Rep. Frank Wolf announced Thursday. The grant ends a period of uncertainty overthe group’s future caused by a federal freeze on earmarks.

“Had they not gotten this, there would have been a break [in operations],” Wolf, R-Va., said Thursday. “This task force could have gone out of existence.”