Dozens of Parolees Arrested in LA-area Sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Authorities say they've arrested more than 60 people in a Los Angeles-area parole sweep designed to take illegal guns off the streets.
State, local and federal agents spread out Thursday morning to determine whether 300 people who went to prison for gun crimes are obeying their parole terms. Violators could go back to prison.
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Gordon Hinkle of the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says dozens of parolees and their associates have been arrested and authorities have seized illegal drugs and guns.
Hinkle says the so-called "Operation Disarm" is one of several big parole sweeps authorities have recently made thanks to funding increases. Others in Oakland and Fresno have targeted gang members and sex offenders.
