CLEVELAND — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced that between Sept. 21-22, they conducted another "violence reduction initiative," which resulted in over 40 arrests in Cleveland.
The two-day violence reduction initiative, which focused on the city's third and fifth districts, resulted in 43 felony arrests, 27 illegally possessed firearms being seized and the recovery of six stolen vehicles.
Officials say that OSHP troopers, federal agents and local officers also seized amounts of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and ecstasy, as well as illegally possessed prescription pills.
The recent operation marks the fourth of several surge initiatives that are taking place to help curb violent crime in Cleveland.
In August, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a partnership between the Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center, Ohio Investigative Unit, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Department of Youth Services and other local and federal authorities as an effort to help fight violent crime.
Earlier this month, DeWine announced that 138 felony arrests were made and 63 guns seized during three previous two-day surge initiative operations.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol also shared video of an aerial pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Cleveland on September 21 as part of the operation.
Previous Reporting:
- Gov. Mike DeWine announces 138 felony arrests during 'surge initiative' operations in Cleveland
- 59 arrests, 240 guns seized in Cleveland as authorities reveal details of 'summer violent crime reduction initiative'
- Ohio State Highway Patrol: Another 2-day 'surge initiative' operation in Cleveland neighborhoods leads to 42 more felony arrests
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces 'surge initiative' to help combat crime in Cleveland
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