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Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, attended a news conference on Oct. 1 to talk about the results of a recent operation that targeted violent crimes in the Phoenix area.
Per a news release, the operation, known as "Operation North Star," identified and captured fugitives "who used firearms in the commission of crimes or signaled high-risk factors for violence."
"On designated weeks between May 10 to September 13, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement partners of the U.S. Marshals WANTED Task Force in Arizona completed the final phase of the national effort to reduce violent crime," read a portion of the statement.
Officials said the operation resulted in the arrest of 3,421 fugitives throughout the country for various charges, including murder, sexual offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, and firearms violations. In the Phoenix area, officials said 301 violent fugitives were arrested by the Marshals, of which five are murder suspects. Also, 3587 warrants were cleared in the Phoenix area.
In addition, officials said the operation helped take 234 kilograms of narcotics off Valley streets. Of the 234kgs of drugs, 83kgs were fentanyl.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, attended a news conference on Oct. 1 to talk about the results of a recent operation that targeted violent crimes in the Phoenix area.
Per a news release, the operation, known as "Operation North Star," identified and captured fugitives "who used firearms in the commission of crimes or signaled high-risk factors for violence."
"On designated weeks between May 10 to September 13, 2024, the U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement partners of the U.S. Marshals WANTED Task Force in Arizona completed the final phase of the national effort to reduce violent crime," read a portion of the statement.
Officials said the operation resulted in the arrest of 3,421 fugitives throughout the country for various charges, including murder, sexual offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, and firearms violations. In the Phoenix area, officials said 301 violent fugitives were arrested by the Marshals, of which five are murder suspects. Also, 3587 warrants were cleared in the Phoenix area.
In addition, officials said the operation helped take 234 kilograms of narcotics off Valley streets. Of the 234kgs of drugs, 83kgs were fentanyl.
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FOX 10 Phoenix delivers breaking news, live events, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from Phoenix, Arizona and across the nation.
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Arizona headlines: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPtshEuaekDdk3dtuBkjdJbJ
National headlines: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPtq-kkrH0cQ3ZIYpLj5MGVT
Raw footage: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPt6sLbUHtU-fjr-RTh8O_ct
