The Dallas Police Department said Tuesday that it arrested 52 wanted felons late last year during a holiday season operation conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service.
Dubbed Operation Holiday Heat, the effort launched Nov. 23 and concluded Jan. 9. It was part of the department’s citywide crime reduction efforts, officials said during a news conference.
“The goal was simple,” Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux said. “Keep everyone safe.”
Comeaux said that as a result of his department’s partnership with federal marshals, over 700 people with warrants have been arrested since May last year to date.
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He said that some of the individuals arrested are repeat offenders. There were also some suspects wanted on outstanding homicide warrants, according to the authorities.
“Anyone who has a felony warrant should be worried,” Comeaux said.
Police Maj. Andre Taylor, who oversees the department’s violent crime efforts, said in the citywide effort to reduce violent crime during the holiday period, the department worked with the fugitive unit and the marshals to find wanted individuals.
Taylor said as a result of the efforts, Dallas saw a 10% decrease in aggravated assaults, 50% fewer business robberies and 34% fewer individual robberies in the focus areas as compared to 2024.
He said the operation shows how “targeted proactive enforcement combined with partnership between city departments and our federal partners make Dallas safe.”
Dallas police Chief Daniel C. Comeaux (right) spoke at a news conference announcing the results of Operation Holiday Heat on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Dallas. Other officials with Comeaux include, from left, Sean Malecha, acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas, Assistant Chief Samuel Sarmiento and Chief of Public Safety Dominique Artis.
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“We’re making a difference, and the statistics speak for themselves,” said Sean Malecha, acting U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas.
Malecha said his agency has partnered with Dallas police several times for different operations over the past 12 months.
The agencies have targeted fugitives with extensive histories, those who were wanted on sex-related warrants and on family and domestic violence warrants, Malecha said.
He said now the agencies are targeting the fugitives residing in high-crime areas in the city.
“Once a dangerous fugitive makes it on our radar, we do not stop until that individual is apprehended,” Malecha said.
Yesterday, Dallas police said, violent crime went down 12% in 2025 compared to the year before. The department data showed 141 homicides in the calendar year, the lowest since 2015.