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District News
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July 09, 2009 –
Following a five-year tradition of success in its
national efforts, the U.S. Marshals Service locally
conducted another successful Operation FALCON –
Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally. Led by
the U.S. Marshals, Operation FALCON 2009 netted 663
warrants closed within the Eastern District of
Michigan from June 1 to June 30. Of the 663 closures
in the Detroit Metropolitan area, 51 were for sex
related crimes, 44 were for weapons and 14 were for
homicides.
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June 10, 2009
- Members of the Detroit Fugitive
Apprehension Task Force and the Dearborn Police Department arrested
homicide suspect Adnan Almayahi in Detroit, MI. Almayahi is suspected of
murdering his girlfriend, Tiffany Nicole Williams, in Jacksonville, FL.
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October 29, 2008
- The U.S. Marshal led Detroit Fugitive
Apprehension Team (DFAT) Task Force announces the arrest today of Carol
HartT for escape. Hart escaped from the now defunct Detroit House of
Corrections (DeHoCo) in September of 1970. Hart, then 23 years old, was
serving a 25 – 35 year sentence for assault with intent to rob while
armed after she and her boyfriend fatally shot a World War II veteran
after a botched robbery attempt. She has been on the run since.
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August
29, 2008 -
In 1972, Tamiko Smith plead
to a two-year maximum incarceration in Detroit’s 36th District Court for a
Non-Sufficient Funds charge. She began serving her sentence in the Detroit
House of Corrections located in Plymouth Mich. Less than four months into
her sentence, Smith was placed on escape status with the Michigan Department
of Corrections and remained an escapee for the next 36 years until she was
captured this past week by U.S. Marshals.
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August 20, 2007 -
Following a two-year tradition of success in its national efforts,
the U.S. Marshals Service locally conducted another successful
Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) from
August 14th-16th. Led by the U.S. Marshal Service, Operation FALCON
is an ongoing, multi-city, nationwide law enforcement effort. Since
its onset this year, Operation FALCON 2007 has netted 749 arrests
and cleared 878 warrants in four operations. Detroit’s operation
adds to these totals.
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December 22, 2006 -
A major fugitive wanted by the United States Marshals has been
arrested in Detroit, Michigan. Bobby Smith aka: Brumley Smith , age
42, was being sought for failing to register as a sex offender under
the Walsh Act.
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18, 2006 - Two major fugitives wanted for robbery and
brutal assaults on their victims were arrested by the U.S. Marshal led
Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team (DFAT) in Southfield, Michigan. Antonio R. Owsley and Keith Alan Coatsworth
were being sought by the San Diego Police Department for robbery and
aggravated assault .
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