Barr announces milestone of more than 1,000 arrests in anti-violence initiative nationwide
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents involved in Operation LeGend, a federal law enforcement program assisting cities that have experienced surges in violent crime, have made more than 1,000 arrests across the country.
The milestone in arrests includes suspects in 90 homicides, Barr told a news conference in Kansas City, Mo.
Operation LeGend was launched last month and brought more than 200 federal agents to Kansas City to help stem violent crime.
The federal initiative was named after LeGend Taliferro, a 4-year-old who was shot while sleeping in his bedroom on June 29.
The Operation LeGend anti-crime operation has expanded to St. Louis, Memphis, Chicago, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee.
_McClatchy Washington Bureau
