Posted on 11/02/2006 11:35:59 AM PST by standingfirm
WASHINGTON — Over 1,600 sex offenders were rounded up in what the government says is the largest number ever captured in a single law enforcement effort during a 24-state sweep that netted a total of nearly 11,000 fugitives, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Those nabbed also included gang members and others wanted on a variety of charges from kidnapping to weapons offenses, officials said.
Among the fugitives caught were 1,659 sex offenders — including 971 who failed to register with authorities as required by law.
Dubbed Operation Falcon III — an acronym for Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally — the sweep "has made our nation's neighborhoods and children safer by taking off the streets some of the worst sex offenders, violent felons and gang members," Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said.
The operation was led by the U.S. Marshals Service, which was aided by state and local law enforcement departments and more than a half-dozen federal agencies — including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the State Department.
This third operation was centered on the eastern portion of the United States, with the Mississippi River serving as a rough line of demarcation. The operation opened at midnight on Oct. 22 and shut down at midnight Oct. 28. Approximately 3,000 federal and local officers were involved in the sweep, with many of the local officials having been temporarily deputized at U.S. Marshals.
The latest roundup snared more fugitives than similar operations in April 2005 and April 2006, the Justice Department said.
In one case, authorities said they tracked down Allen Marksberry, an unregistered sex offender in Rickman, Tenn., who was convicted in 1996 of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old child. At the time of his Oct. 24 arrest,
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NYT headline:
Minorities hurt by sudden surge in prison population.
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Wonder if they got them before they could vote absentee! :)
There goes the Democrat landslide!
Some of the wonderful judges sitting on the bench today will make sure most of them are back out very soon!
come on out to L.A., we've got 100K gang members for ya...
not to mention the MILLIONS of illegals who are running around unabated!
Related news article: Democrats register 10,997 new voters...
>> Some of the wonderful judges sitting on the bench today will make sure most of them are back out very soon! <<
"Catch and release" becomes "catch, register to vote, and release."
'must be Bush's fault!'
Actually this is where I have to give due credit to the Clinton Administraion for creating a program which almost double federal law enforcement. Bush is using this resource well so he also gets some credit.
Operation R.Y.M.B considering the loss of 11,000 DemLib votes!
Here it is. Took a while to show up. There have been several nationwide (and Canada) sweeps in the past couple years.
Another example of Republican Vote Suppression!!!
Yes, this is a drop in the bucket. Wonder why it deserved a press release.
Now who says ILLEGALS cannot be ROUNDED UP and deported?
I worked for the US Marshals for 15 years....and took part in Operation Falcon I....the Marshals are great guys who do a lot of good without a lot of face time in the media!
LOL!!! I was just going to post exactly what you said.
Before or after they vote? Just kidding!!!
And to think back to the confirmation battle over Gonzalez.
The Justice Dept. under his leadership has done a stellar job of sweeping the streets of those preying on our kids. Barely even an honorable mention on the campaign trail.
bttt
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