2-day 'surge initiative' operation in Cleveland neighborhoods leads to 42 more felony arrests

On Monday, the OSHP announced that the operation took place on August 24-25 in Cleveland's 3rd and 5th Districts. Cleveland police and state troopers were joined by Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center, Ohio Investigative Unit, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Department of Youth Services and other local and federal authorities.

In all, the surge initiative operation netted 42 felony arrests, the seizure of 28 "illegally possessed firearms," and the recovery of 10 stolen vehicles. Authorities also seized varying amounts of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and ecstasy in addition to illegally possessed prescription pills.