CLEVELAND (WJW) – Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies made 11 felony arrests and confiscated eight illegal firearms on Wednesday.
The arrests were part of the ongoing Violent Crime Reduction Initiative, the office for Governor Mike DeWine announced on Thursday.
In one case, around 5:30 p.m., Cleveland officers tried to stop a white Ford-150 truck in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood for a traffic violation, but according to investigators, the driver kept going.
An Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation crew was flying overhead, tracking the truck and relaying information to officers on the ground. Officers deployed a device to slow down the truck.
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