Joliet police have arrested 21 people as part of 'Operation Streetsweeper,' a targeted effort focused on suspects involved in weapons, drugs, burglary, and theft offenses.
Joliet police have arrested 21 people as part of "Operation Streetsweeper," a targeted effort focused on suspects involved in weapons, drugs, burglary, and theft offenses.The operation, which began Wednesday, involved collaboration between Joliet police and various local and federal agencies.
"We know where some of these people are. We know we can gain warrants on them. This would be a really good time to execute some of these warrants," Evans said, explaining the timing of the operation.On the first day, 21 arrests were made, including two suspects, Demetrious Houston Jr. and Donnell Brown, who were allegedly found carrying automatic Glock firearms. Police recovered two more weapons during the operation.
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