Task Force Name:	DFW FAST (Dallas/Fort Worth Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team)
Contact Phone Numbers:	Northern District of Texas: Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Trent Touchstone (214) 767-0837 Dallas: Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal David Travis (214) 767-6700 Ft. Worth: Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Kevin McAllister (817) 978-3161

In January, 2004, the United States Marshals Service for the Northern District of Texas established a full time fugitive task force to target violent fugitives. The task force, known as the Dallas Ft. Worth Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team or DFW FAST, is a combination of diverse resources from participating Federal, state, and local agencies.

DFW FAST provides a mechanism for these resources from a variety of agencies to concentrate on a single goal: apprehending violent fugitives in the North Texas area and throughout the United States.

DFW FAST has offices in Dallas, Texas and Ft. Worth, Texas.

DFW FAST- Dallas
Main Number: (214) 767-6700  Fax: (214) 767-6720

DFW FAST- Ft. Worth
Main Number: (817) 978-3161  Fax: (817) 978-3719

DFW FAST consists of the following agencies:

• U.S. Marshals Service
• Dallas Police Department
• Ft. Worth Police Department
• Tarrant County Sheriffs Department
• Dallas County Sheriffs Department
• Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement
• Texas Department of Public Safety
• Social Security Administration- Office of Inspector General
• Dept. Of Veteran Affairs- Office of Inspector General
• Greenville Police Department (Texas)
• Hunt County Sheriffs Department
• Kaufman County Sheriffs Department
• Kaufman Police Department
• Terrell Police Department
• Forney Police Department
• Johnson County Sheriffs Department
• Commerce Police Department
• Department of Housing & Urban Development- Office of Inspector General

Since 2004, DFW FAST has been a key component in numerous Department of Justice initiatives in the North Texas area.

• Project Safe Neighborhood
• Operation Justice (Public Housing Safety Initiative)
• 6 City Anti-Gang Initiative
• Anti-Gang Initiative