Dubbed 鈥淥peration Pegasus,鈥� it was 鈥渓ike something off TV 鈥� we didn鈥檛 know it was going to be there,鈥� said Jeff Boshek, special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives鈥� Dallas Field Division.
Agents and officers went on 117 separate undercover missions, according to authorities.
鈥淭he collaboration that I have seen from our state and federal partners is the best I鈥檝e experienced in 30 years of law enforcement,鈥� Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said.
Officials said that of the 47 people arrested, only a handful are suspected to have been behind most of the alleged crimes.
Boshek said some community members are actively reaching out to the Dallas Police Department (DPD) in an effort to reduce crime in the area.
鈥淭rust is out there, law enforcement wants to help and take these bad neighborhoods and make them a better place to live,鈥� Boshek said.
Operation Pegasus is one part of an ongoing effort to make the streets of southeast Dallas safer through the DPD's Violent Crime Reduction Plan. It aims to target high-crime hotspots, add more greenspace and lighting and work with community partners, among other efforts.
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