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 Department of Justice launched Operation Legend in July, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced on Wednesday. “We saw one result of those efforts last week when Kansas City Police arrested the suspected murderer of LeGend," Barr said. First launched in Kansas City, Operation Legend expanded to Chicago and Albuquerque on July 22, to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee on July 29, to St. Louis and Memphis on Aug. 6, and to Indianapolis on Aug. 14. The arrests of more than 1,000 people include those charged in state and local courts. In Kansas City, a total of 43 defendants have been charged with federal crimes.

Source: Fox News August 19, 2020 16:09 UTC