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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 19, 2022 Contact: SDUSM Jeremy Loesch Eastern District of Wisconsin, (414)297-3303 OPERATION TRIPLE BEAM HONEY BADGER NETS MORE THAN 260 ARRESTS, 80+ GUNS, DRUGS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MILWAULKEE, Wis. -- The U.S. Marshals of the Eastern District of Wisconsin worked in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners during a two-month targeted enforcement operation to remove violent criminals from communities in Milwaukee. “Noticing an increase in violent crime, we conducted Operation Triple Beam Honey Badger,” said U.S. Marshal Anna Ruzinski. “This enforcement operation, which was conducted from May 22, 2022 through July 31, was conducted for the sole purpose of arresting violent offenders and removing illegal guns and drugs from our communities.” The statistics below represent the accomplishments of Operation Triple Beam Honey Badger: Total Arrests: 268 (86 confirmed gang/organized group members or associates) Total Warrants/Charges Cleared: 860 Homicide: 47 Recklessly Endangering Safety (non-fatal shootings): 81 Narcotics: 220 Robbery: 17 Sex Crimes / Offenders: 60 Firearms Offenses: 122 Other Violent Offenses: 42 Other Non-Violent Offenses: 271 Narcotics Seizures: Cocaine/Cocaine Base, Heroin, Fentanyl, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Ecstasy, Oxycodone, and other various pills totaling 55.69 kilos Street value between $750,000 and $1,110,000 depending on current prices Property Seizures: Firearms: 84 Facsimile Firearms: 8 Suppressor: 1 Ammunition: 3,305 rounds U.S. Currency: $284,016 Cellphones: 35 Vehicles: 2 The enforcement activity was focused on the Milwaukee/Waukesha Metropolitan area, Racine, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Appleton. Aside from warrants being cleared, 180 new summary charges were referred to the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) or the local District Attorney’s Office where the arrests were made. “This type of success could not have happened without the assistance of our local, state, and federal task force officers,” said Ruzinski. “Operation Honey Badger was very effective, and I’m proud to say not one law enforcement officer, offender, or citizen was injured during the execution of this operation. I am proud of our Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremy Loesch and his team.” Ruzinski would like to thank the following departments for their participation in Operation Honey Badger and the Eastern District of Wisconsin looks forward to continued collaboration with these departments and agencies to continue the mission. Police Departments County Sheriff Offices WI State Agency Appleton Brown Department of Corrections Green Bay Manitowoc Milwaukee Milwaukee Oshkosh Outagamie Racine Waukesha Sheboygan Wauwatosa Federal Agencies Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations ### America’s First Federal Law Enforcement Agency