Over 600 Arrested, Nearly 200 Guns Seized as Authorities in Northeast Ohio Announce Results of 'Operation Northern Shield'

Over 600 arrested, nearly 200 guns seized as authorities in Northeast Ohio announce results of 'Operation Northern Shield'

The operation was described as a local initiative to combat violent crime in Akron, Cleveland, Lorain, Youngstown, Elyria, Canton, Mansfield and Toledo.

Mansfield police involved in U.S. Marshals' Operation Northern Shield

CLEVELAND – Hundreds of individuals were apprehended and taken into custody throughout northern Ohio as part of a multi-agency strategic initiative to combat violent crime, according to a press release issued on Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Ohio. The multi-jurisdictional sweep across eight cities, including Mansfield, was known as Operation Northern Shield. It was coordinated among federal, state, and local law enfo…

More than 600 people arrested, nearly 200 guns seized during Operation Northern Shield

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies partnered for an eight-week operation targeting suspected gang members, wanted fugitives and illegal guns across northern Ohio.

U.S. attorney announces results of NEO violent crime sting

U.S. Attorney David Toepfer just announced the results of "Operation Northern Shield." The effort was held over the summer to combat violent crime across Northeast Ohio.

Over 600 Arrested In Massive Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Sweep - Tampa Free Press

A coordinated, multi-agency summer crackdown across eight northern Ohio cities resulted in 619 arrests, the clearance of 684 warrants, and the seizure of nearly 200 firearms, federal officials announced. The joint initiative, dubbed Operation Northern Shield, targeted violent fugitives from May 17 through July 18 in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Elyria, Lorain, Mansfield, Toledo, and Youngstown. […] Over 600 Arrested In Massive Northern Ohio Law Enf…

Operation Northern Shield: Initiative to combat violent crime in Northeast Ohio

Law enforcement officials held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce the results of Operation Northern Shield.