Operation: STREET SWEEPER

Operation: STREET SWEEPER was an anti-criminal operation undertaken by the Victorian Independent State in the colonial capital of Agley in . Due to the VIS's focus on rooting out pro- partisans, several criminal syndicates had formed in Agley. However, as time went on, their presence became more public, and after an incident where several innocents were killed in gang-related violence, Colonel Karl Afeld called for Victorians to begin fighting against the criminal groups. At the behest of the Agley city government, commanders of the Agley Police Department and local militia prepared Operation: STREET SWEEPER, and began it with a string of raids on known criminal headquarters on June 10th. 
Soon, the raids evolved into constant gunfights against the syndicates within the known sections of major criminal operations in Agley, and it began to take a heavy toll on both law enforcement and the city's civilian inhabitants. In response, on June 17th, both the Victorian Independent State Parliament and Agley settlement government took a vote as to whether to order and allow the Victorian Independent Military to begin operations in support of STREET SWEEPER. The decision was unanimously in favor, and on June 19th, the units of the Victorian Independent Army Capital Defense Battalion, save for the Victorian Armored Corps, were moved to support the operation.
The Capital Defense Battalion began to thoroughly clear the sections of the city, with the Victorian Military Police Company and local law enforcement waiting to catch any criminal leaders who attempted to escape the sweep. On June 29th, with the sweep over and the Agley city government satisfied the great majority of the criminal syndicates had been destroyed and their leaders captured, killed, or forced into hiding, STREET SWEEPER was officially declared over, and the Capital Defense Battalion was ordered to return to its garrison.
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