Operation Legend

CRIME September 22, 2020

Kansas City police ID 1-year-old killed in triple shooting

Tyron Payton was in the back seat of a car with three adults when someone opened fire on their vehicle Monday afternoon, police said.

Fox News Flash September 3, 2020

Operation Legend leads to 2,000 arrests since July, including nearly 150 wanted for murder: US attorney

The anti-crime Operation Legend is “fully underway across the country” and has led to more than 2,000 arrests since its launch in early July, said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Justin Herdman.

Justice Department August 19, 2020

Operation Legend: More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested, AG Barr announces

At least 217 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests have been made in major metropolitan cities since the Justice Department launched Operation Legend in July, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced on Wednesday.

Operation Legend August 19, 2020

Operation Legend's federal charges by the numbers

Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday announced that Operation Legend has netted more than 200 federal charges since its launch in July 2020, in addition to separate homicide charges in some cases.

Operation Legend August 13, 2020

Murder charge announced in killing of LeGend Taliferro, 4, whose death sparked Operation Legend

A Kansas prosecutor has announced charges in the killing of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, whose death led to the establishment of the Department of Justice's Operation Legend.

Operation Legend August 7, 2020

Michigan US Attorney: Detroit Operation Legend agents confiscate body armor, weapons from drug-dealing criminals

Operation Legend agents deployed in Detroit are already making a positive difference, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider told Fox News this week.

Operation Legend July 29, 2020

DOJ's 'Operation Legend' expanded to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee amid violence

The Justice Department’s “Operation Legend” program, which assists local police in combating violent crime in major cities, is expanding to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee, the DOJ announced Wednesday.

Operation Legend July 23, 2020

Operation Legend: Is it constitutional for federal agents to deploy to Chicago? Judge Napolitano explains

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that “consent” determines whether the deployment of federal agents to Chicago and other cities to help combat rising rates of crime is constitutional.

Operation Legend July 22, 2020

Trump to expand DOJ's 'Operation Legend' to Chicago, Albuquerque amid unrest

President Trump is expected to announce Wednesday that he is expanding the Justice Department's "Operation Legend" program to Chicago and Albuquerque, days after threatening federal intervention to confront violence in American cities.