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March 29, 2007 |
Senior Inspector James Ergas (770)
508-2555 |
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U.S. Marshals and Atlanta Police
Officers Capture Atlanta’s Most Wanted |
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Atlanta,
GA - At approximately 11:00am on March 29,
2007, Robert Bernard Bush, 24, was captured by members of the U.S.
Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Atlanta
Police Department. Bush was wanted by the Atlanta Police Department
and Dekalb County for Trafficking Cocaine, Possession With Intent To
Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Weapon During the Commission
of A Crime, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Possession of a Stolen
Vehicle and Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer.
The majority of charges stem from the attempted arrest of Bush after
police observed a suspected drug deal. When approached Bush fled on
foot and was able to elude police. A stolen firearm, marijuana and
cocaine were recovered from the scene.
Based on both Bush’s current charges and his status as a career
criminal, the Atlanta Police Department placed Bush on their Top Ten
Most Wanted List.
This morning investigators developed information that Bush could be
located at an address of Moury Avenue in Atlanta, GA. Surveillance
was immediately established and after a short time Bush was seen
exiting the target apartment. As officers attempted to arrest him,
he fled on foot. After an exhaustive chase by SERFTF investigators,
Atlanta Police Officers and the Atlanta Police Air Unit; Bush was
captured.
This is the third time that Bush has attempted to elude police on
foot and concludes an extensive year long hunt for him by members of
the SERFTF and the Atlanta Police Department.
The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) is a team
comprised of law enforcement officers from the United States
Marshal, as well as, 27 other local, state and federal agencies. The
task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest the regions most
violent offenders. Since the inception of the task force in
September of 2003, the SERFTF has closed over 10,000 felony
warrants.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
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