Sheriff tells commissioners Operation Arrowhead reduced violence through problem-solving policing
The sheriff described Operation Arrowhead as a funded problem-solving policing initiative that operates with seven specialized staff and partner agencies; he cited thousands of warrant arrests and said the unit had removed 139 guns from streets while emphasizing prevention and social services connections.
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The Genesee County sheriff told commissioners that Operation Arrowhead — a multi-agency, problem-solving policing initiative funded partly by the M Foundation and supplemented by other sources — focuses on prevention and "culture change" rather than only arrests. He described a team of seven (a lieutenant, sergeant, detective and four deputies) that works with municipal police, state police, FBI, DEA, universities and community partners.
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