Outgoing Attorney General William Barr announces more than 6,000 arrests due to Operation Legend Carly Roman © Provided by Washington Examiner
Outgoing Attorney General William Barr announced that Operation Legend, a Justice Department initiative designed to reduce violent crime, has resulted in more than 6,000 arrests since its inception, more than 400 of which were murder charges.
In a press statement released on Wednesday, Barr praised the program s record of reducing crime.
“Operation Legend removed violent criminals, domestic abusers, carjackers and drug traffickers from nine cities which were experiencing stubbornly high crime and took illegal firearms, illegal narcotics and illicit monies off the street, he said. I commend our federal law enforcement and prosecutors for seamlessly executing this operation in partnership with state and local law enforcement.”
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