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June 23, 2008 |
Christian Hanson, Deputy
U.S. Marshal
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Fugitive Apprehension
Initiative Nets More Than 50 Fugitives in the Bay
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San Francisco, CA
– On June 16, the arrest of David Montosa on
Treasure Island ended the U.S. Marshals Service
Northern California fugitive operation known as
Operation FALCON. Montosa was wanted by Salinas
Police on a sexual battery incident in 2005. Led by
the U.S. Marshals Service, Operation FALCON (Federal
and Local Cops Organized Nationally) is a
multi-agency fugitive apprehension effort targeting
persons wanted for sexual offenses, violent crimes,
and narcotics violations. Over 50 arrests were made
during the week-long operation, which began June 8.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the U.S.
Marshals Service has conducted the FALCON fugitive
operation.
During the operation, the FALCON task force members
arrested Jesus Felix-Salazar in Gilroy on a
provisional arrest warrant. Felix-Salazar was wanted
in Mexico as part of a homicide investigation.
Around the bay area, officers also located several
parolees at-large. In Oakland, parolee Anthony
William was arrested for failure to report. During
the arrest, task force officers found a bullet-proof
vest. Bruce Durham was another parolee arrested. He
was wanted for an attempted homicide.
Task force members included U.S. Marshals,
California Department of Corrections &
Rehabilitation agents, members of the San Francisco
Police Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team, and
additional officers from Ingleside, Mission,
Southern, and Tenderloin stations. The week-long
operation resulted in 46 targeted arrests and the
arrest of two robbery suspects in the South of
Mission district, which included the recovery of a
handgun.
Task forces officers also completed several
compliance checks throughout the bay area to ensure
sex registrants are fulfilling their registration
requirements.
Operation FALCON – Northern California was comprised
of law enforcement agents throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area. The agencies involved in the
operation were the Salinas Police, San Jose Police,
San Francisco Police, Menlo Park Police, San
Francisco Sheriff, State Department’s Diplomatic
Security Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Coast Guard Investigative Service, and California
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation’s
Fugitive Apprehension Unit.
The U.S. Marshals Service also coordinates the
Northern California Fugitive Task Force, a
multi-agency task force that targets persons wanted
for violent crimes, narcotic offenses, and sexual
offenders in the San Francisco bay area. Many
fugitives investigations opened during FALCON
continue to be investigated. When necessary, task
force officers here will reach out to other Marshals
Service task forces across the country to bring
these fugitives to justice.
Since its inception in 2005, Operation FALCON has
made over 36,500 arrests and cleared over 45,300
warrants. It continues to be the largest and most
successful fugitive apprehension effort in U.S.
Marshals history.
For more information about Operation FALCON, visit
http://www.usmarshals.gov/falcon08/media.htm.
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