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Task Force Fugitives

Task Force Name: Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Task Force (SOFAST)
   
Purpose: The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement organization created to arrest the most violent felons in the Southern District of Ohio.  Strike teams are headquartered in the largest metropolitan areas: Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati.  The SOFAST is comprised of agents, officers, and deputies from multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  Each member of SOFAST is deputized as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal, thereby giving each member the ability to travel in an effort to apprehend the worst criminal offenders.  The SOFAST emphasizes identifying and pursuing fugitives who have been documented as gang members and sharing gang intelligence with local law enforcement.  The goal is to arrest the most violent offenders and gain the trust and cooperation of our citizens to help combat the violence stemming from gangs, guns, and drugs. 
 
Location: Columbus, Ohio
   
Contact Number: (614) 469-5540
 
Participants: Federal

United States Marshals Service
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG

State

Ohio Adult Parole Authority
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation

County

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

Local

Columbus Division of Police
Columbus Division of Fire
Worthington Division of Police
Grandview Heights Police Department
Grove City Police Department
Reynoldsburg Division of Police

Lancaster Police Department

 
Location: Dayton, Ohio
   
Contact Number: (937) 313-3058
 
Participants: Federal

United States Marshals Service
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG

State

Ohio Adult Parole Authority

County

Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Darke County Sheriff
Preble County Sheriff’s Office
Miami County Sheriff’s Office
Greene County Prosecutor’s Office
Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office

Local

Dayton Police Department
German Township Police Department
Germantown Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Miamisburg Police Department
Moraine Police Department
New Lebanon Police Department
Perry Township Police Department
Springfield Police Department
Trotwood Police Department

   
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
   
Contact Number: (513) 684-3594
 
Participants: Federal

United States Marshals Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Department of Agriculture, OIG

State

Ohio Adult Parole Authority

County

Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Warren County Prosecutor’s Office

Local

Cincinnati Police Department
Lockland Police Department

   

   
Task Force Name: U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Ohio and the State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority
Purpose: Fugitive Investigations/Apprehensions of State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority Violators within the parameters of Memorandum of Understanding.
Participants: United States Marshals Service, State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority.
Contact Phone Number: (216) 522-2150
 
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