Buffalo, NY – U.S. Marshal Peter A. Lawrence, in
conjunction with the U.S. Attorney Terrance Flynn,
announces the results of a week-long fugitive
warrant initiative that combined federal, state, and
local law enforcement officers to hunt down and
capture dangerous fugitives in the Western part of
the District. This operation is a combination of a
federal task force called Operation FALCON 2008
(Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally), and a
New York State Task Force called Rolling Thunder
III. The operation began Monday and concludes today.
“While
Operation FALCON has been referred to as a dragnet,
or a sweep, we target very specific types of
criminals when we conduct these operations,” said
John F. Clark, Director of the U.S. Marshals
Service. “The emphasis of Operation FALCON has been,
and continues to, be violent fugitives, gang-related
crimes, crimes against children and sex offenses.
Since Operation FALCON began in 2005, it has
directly resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 gang
members and more than 3,800 sex offenders. FALCON
has been hitting its mark.”
The
operation led by the U.S. Marshals, netted 148
fugitives, including 17 sex offenders, and cleared
over 174 outstanding warrants. Some of the more
significant arrests include:
Benjamin
Jubert, 21, arrested on a Failure to Register as a
Sex Offender with Buffalo Police. During the arrest,
officers seized 17 marijuana plants and ½ gram of
cocaine. As a result, three other subjects,
Christopher Falk, 19, Zackary Beenall, 19, and Ted
Cook, 26, were arrested on Criminal Possession of
Marijuana and Public Health Law and one was also
charged with Criminal Possession of Controlled
Substance.
Three
subjects were arrested when a search warrant was
executed at 1 Alma in Buffalo for Possession of
Counterfeit goods. Nike sneakers over $100,00 in
value, a stolen .357 Ruger handgun, and $40,000 in
cash were seized.
All three were charged with Trademark Counterfeiting
and one was also charged with Criminal Possession of
Stolen Property and Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
The three arrested were: Adel A. Abdulmajid, 25, and
Abdullah A. Hassan, 54, both from Buffalo and
Hussein Ali, 18, from Lackawanna.
Monserrate Rivera, 23, was arrested on a Gang
Assault and Criminal Mischief with intent to Damage
Property warrant. The warrant was the result of
Rivera along with two other subjects who allegedly
assaulted a female victim by striking her in the
head several times causing physical injury.
“This
year we combined Operation Falcon with Rolling
Thunder to pool all federal, state and local
resources together in a more efficient manner”, said
U.S. Marshal Peter A. Lawrence. “Together I am
confident we have made the streets and our
communities a much safer place.”
Operation Falcon 2008, and Rolling Thunder III, led
by the U.S. Marshals Service, consisted of law
enforcement officers from the FBI, New York State
Police, Erie County Sheriff’s Department, Buffalo
Police Department, New York State Parole, New York
State Intelligence Center, Erie County Probation,
Cheektowaga Police, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s,
Chautauqua County Probation, Jamestown Police,
Dunkirk Police, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s,
Cattaraugus County Probation, Niagara County
Sheriff’s, Niagara County Probation, and the Niagara
Falls Police Departments.
For more information about Operation FALCON, visit
www.usmarshals.gov/falcon08/media.htm.
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