FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
June 09, 2008

Western District of Tennessee

Deputy U.S. Marshal /Public Information Officer
Stephanie Creasy
(901) 544-0906 or (901) 544-3304
 
FALCON 2008 Came to a Successful Close in Western Tennessee
 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The U.S. Marshals Service concluded a successful, week-long Operation FALCON – Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally – in the 25th Judicial Circuit of Western Tennessee June 7th, 2008. Operation FALCON is a fugitive apprehension operation combining the resources of federal, state, city and county law enforcement agencies to locate and apprehend criminals wanted for crimes of violence.

U.S. Marshal David Jolley will host a FALCON press conference Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at the federal building located at 167 Main St., Room 367 in Memphis. U.S. Marshal Jolley, joined by various Sheriffs and police, will provide arrest and seizure totals as well as make an important announcement about the Mid South Fugitive Task Force.

Local officers from Sheriff’s departments, and police departments in Tipton, Lauderdale, Hardeman, Fayette, Madison, Chester, Henderson, and Shelby counties teamed up with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Board of Parole and Probation, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 25th Judicial District Task Force Officers, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents, and Mid South Fugitive Task Force Officers to locate and arrest fugitives charged with felonies in the above listed counties.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service, visit http://www.usmarshals.gov .
 

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