Fargo,
ND – Deputy U.S. Marshals joined forces
with numerous law enforcement agencies within the
state and surrounding area last week in carrying out
a fugitive apprehension initiative. The sweep
resulted in the apprehension of 112 fugitives and
cleared 133 outstanding warrants.
Led by the U.S. Marshals Service, Operation FALCON,
the acronym for Federal And Local Cops Organized
Nationally, targeted violent offenders, gang members
and sexual offenders.
Of the 112 fugitives arrested, 6 were wanted for
sexual offenses.
Among those arrested were two fugitives wanted in
Cass County for violating probation. Ellric Giroux,
29, and Tina Haws-Dahl, 27, who are believed to be a
couple, were both apprehended based on warrants
issued for failing to register as sex offenders – a
condition of their respective probation.
Giroux who had been on GPS monitoring, allegedly cut
off his ankle bracelet at the Red River Valley Fair
earlier in the week. Haws-Dahl, Giroux’s alleged
girlfriend, was also wanted for possession of drug
paraphernalia. This is not the first time either
Giroux or Haws-Dahl have been known to fail to
register as sex offenders.
“We are pleased that local law enforcement often
looks upon operations such as FALCON as an
opportunity to address fugitive apprehension issues
in their communities,” said John F. Clark, Director
of the U.S. Marshals Service. “In the end, when this
operation is over, our local partners are the people
who will continue to live and work in the
communities that Operation FALCON serves. We are
committed to leaving behind a safer community for
all of them.”
Operation FALCON was comprised of over 40 federal,
state and local law enforcement officers, who
partnered together to make up several arrest teams.
The agencies participating in the operation included
the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Burleigh County
Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation, Clay County
Sheriff’s Office, United States Probation and
Pretrial Services, U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, West Fargo Police
Department, Fargo Police Department, Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Drug
Enforcement Administration, North Dakota Bureau of
Criminal Investigation, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Moorhead Police Department and the
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Operation FALCON 2008 represents a continuing series
of successful national fugitive apprehension
missions. This is the fourth consecutive year the
U.S. Marshals Service has conducted the FALCON
fugitive sweep operation throughout the country. To
date over 36,500 fugitives have been captured during
previous FALCON operations.
For more information on Operation FALCON and the
U.S. Marshals, visit
http://www.usmarshals.gov/falcon08/
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