CONROE, Texas - Federal and local law enforcement officers worked together to conduct Operation Heat Wave earlier this month to track down dozens of fugitives in and around Conroe.

By the numbers:

During the operation, the task force apprehended 71 people and cleared 91 of the 149 warrants they were targeting at the start of the operation.

Operation Heat Wave

The backstory:

The Conroe Police Department partnered with several federal and local agencies from across Southeast Texas to conduct the operation from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8.

They were searching for people wanted on an array of warrants including for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, assault – family violence, aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography and stalking, among ot

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