Central Islip, NY
– Following a four-year tradition of success in its
national efforts, the U.S. Marshals Service locally
conducted another successful Operation FALCON
(Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) from
June 22-June28.
The U.S. Marshals in New York combined the
collective efforts of multiple law enforcement
agencies (participating agency listing attached) in
one of the state’s largest-ever fugitive
initiatives. Led by the U.S. Marshals, Operation
FALCON-2008 focused on capturing individuals wanted
on felony charges including gang members, sex
offenders and fugitives wanted for crimes of
violence. Over the course of the seven-day
operation, Deputy U.S. Marshals, teamed with
federal, state, and local law enforcement partners,
arrested 700 fugitives, 12 for homicide.
On June 25, the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force
was contacted by the Lehigh County Pennsylvania
Police Department for assistance in capturing John
Conigliaro, 46. Conigliaro was wanted by Lehigh
Township for Rape of a Child, Involuntary Deviant
Sexual Intercourse, Aggravated Indecent Sexual
Assault and Indecent Exposure. The charges involved
Conigliaro allegedly sexually abusing a
four-year-old female between November of 2005 and
May of 2006. The same day they received the call,
the NY/NJ RFTF arrested Conigliaro without incident
at his place of employment in West Babylon.
Conigliaro was processed as a fugitive from justice.
On June 7, Khaleel Ajibula Oyeneyin, 22, allegedly
shot his pregnant girlfriend in the face with a .45
caliber handgun killing her. The murder was
committed in Wake County, N.C. and a warrant was
issued charging Oyeneyin with the murder. Raleigh
Police Department requested the assistance of the
NY/NJ RFTF in locating and arresting Oyeneyin on
June 19. Investigators from the NY/NJ RFTF located
and arrested Oyeneyin June 23 on Linden Blvd, Queens
without incident.
On May 23, three teenagers were shot at a recreation
center barbeque in Central Islip, one of them
fatally. Lavelle Todd, 19, was identified by the
Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Squad as
a person of interest in the shooting. On June 10,
the Suffolk Homicide Squad requested the assistance
of the NY/NJ RFTF in locating and arresting Todd. On
June 23, NY/NJ RFTF investigators, Suffolk Homicide
Investigators and USMS personnel in North Carolina
located and arrested Todd in Winston- Salem, N.C.,
without incident.
On May 26, in Warsaw, N.C., Gregory Chapman, 22,
allegedly fired a .45 caliber handgun into a car and
missed his intended target. Chapman instead hit the
target’s pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat.
The girlfriend survived the gunshot wounds, but the
twins she was carrying were born prematurely and
died the following day. Chapman is believed to be a
member of the Bloods street gang. The investigation
showed that Chapman immediately fled to NYC. On June
23, investigators from the NY/NJ RFTF developed
leads placing Chapman in Queens. He was located and
arrested without incident at a friend’s house in
Jamaica, N.Y.
Operation FALCON consisted of officers from federal,
state, and local law enforcement, working throughout
the seven-day period. Each participating local
officer was sworn in as a Special Deputy U.S.
Marshal immediately prior to the start of this
operation. This special authority empowered them to
cross traditional lines of jurisdiction to track
down and arrest targeted fugitives throughout the
week.
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 the U.S. Marshals
Service, visit
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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