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More than 200 firearms were seized, as were hundreds of pounds of drugs and nearly half a million dollars in the biggest gang operation to date.

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An investigation reveals the DEA freed a suspected gun trafficker, seven months before his smuggled weapons were used in a deadly attack on border agents.

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The task force will combat illegal immigration and violent crimes like drug trafficking and gang and gun-related crimes, while restoring a sense of safety.

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Despite rumors to suggest otherwise, Deputy Police Chief Dan Flippo confirmed the raids were not immigration-related and have been five years in the making.

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There were more murders and more people shot in Chicago last month than in the first month of 2016, according to police data released Wednesday.

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Prosecutors could have sought the death penalty for the defendants, who were said to be responsible for at least four gang-related murders.

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A former drug dealer who had his prison sentence recently commuted by President Obama was brutally killed at a halfway house in Saginaw on Monday.

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Following the deadliest year in decades, the Windy City is already outpacing 2016’s shooting and homicide statistics after just 22 days.

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"We didn't just break the record on the low number of shootings in NYC, we shattered it,” said New York City Police Chief Michael Shea about the 4 percent drop in overall crime last year.

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Rejecting a convicted gunrunner’s argument Friday, an appeals court in Chicago reaffirms that photos posted to social media can be used against you in court.

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As violence in Chicago reaches a level not seen in decades - more than 700 murders so far in 2016 - one state senator says he'll introduce a bill next month that would impose harsher sentences for repeat gun offenders.

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A discussion this week on public radio station WYPR in Baltimore featured guests who were talking about the Safe Streets program, an effort that employs former felons and gang members to help fight gun violence.

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