FBI operation in Pittsburgh region leads to arrests of 19 wanted fugitives

A five-day-long operation led by FBI Pittsburgh as part of a nationwide FBI initiative targeting violent crime led to the arrest of 19 wanted fugitives.

Local and federal law enforcement officials worked together on the FBI’s Summer Heat initiative between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10 to “identify targets, collect intelligence, conduct investigative analysis,” and make arrests.

Most of the 19 people taken into custody were arrested in Western Pennsylvania, but two arrests were made elsewhere — one in North Carolina and another in Kansas…

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