Official Release: The FBI and its law enforcement partners made 8,629 arrests across the country as part of Summer Heat, the FBI’s nationwide initiative to combat violent crime during the summer.
“We are not messing around,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Our No. 1 mission is crushing violent crime. If you hurt a child, we’re coming for you. If you jack a car, we’re coming for you. If you’re polluting our neighborhoods with deadly drugs, we’re coming for you.”
Between June 24 and September 20, all 55 FBI field offices took part in the multi-pronged campaign to combat violent crime. The FBI increased its resources alongside state and local partners, executing federal warrants on dangerous felons and fugitives, dismantling violent gangs and transnational criminal organizations, locating and rescuing child victims, and resolving violent crime cases throughout Indian Country…