A three-day crackdown across several Durham neighborhoods ended with 32 people arrested, 17 firearms off the street and a haul of drugs and cash, Durham police said. The operation, dubbed Operation Autumn Guardian, ran from Oct. 21 to Oct. 23 and targeted areas the department says had seen a rise in criminal activity.
According to CBS 17, the Durham Police Department led the operation with assistance from the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force. Police said the effort was aimed at deterring criminal activity through proactive enforcement and a visible law enforcement presence, responding to what officers described as an increase in criminal activity in several Durham areas.
Of the 32 people taken into custody, 31 were adults ranging in age from 18 to 69, and one was a juvenile, the outlet reported. The adults faced charges spanning the full spectrum, from citations and minor violations up to felonies, the station’s report notes. Durham police said they would not release further information about the juvenile’s charges or identity.
Guns, Drugs and Cash Pulled Off the Streets
Officers seized 17 firearms during the operation, along with one firearm-conversion device, per the same account. The drug seizures included 533 grams of marijuana, 25 grams of crack cocaine, one gram of methamphetamine and less than one gram of fentanyl, alongside $1,499 in cash…