U.S. Marshal LaFayette Collins Will Hold A Joint-Agency Press Conference Announcing The Results Of Operation Falcon 2008 At 2:00 P.M. Today In The 4th Floor Conference Room Of The Federal Building Located At 727 E. Durango In San Antonio.

San Antonio, TX –– The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force along with many local, state and federal agencies combined their talents to arrest fugitives throughout the entire Western Judicial District of Texas in a week-long Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally).

The Western District of Texas encompasses seven Divisions throughout the state that include El Paso, Pecos, Midland, Waco, Austin, Del Rio and San Antonio. Each Division is responsible for a number of counties. Each of these Divisions partnered with fellow law enforcement officers June 22-28 to conduct Operation FALCON, the largest fugitive sweep to date in the Western District of Texas. This combined effort resulted in 993 felony fugitives arrested during the target week.

“While the Marshals are often the public face of Operation FALCON, we have been extremely fortunate that all of our federal, state and local partners continue to wholeheartedly and enthusiastically come together to make this work,” said John F. Clark, Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. “With their exceptional assistance, Operation FALCON continues to be the largest and most successful fugitive apprehension effort in the U.S. Marshals history.”

The U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas LaFayette Collins said “I echo Director Clark’s words and only add that the winners in all of this are the citizens of our communities and the losers are now where they belong.”

For more information on Operation FALCON, visit http://www.usmarshals.gov/falcon08/media.htm.
 

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