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US Marshals find 27 missing children in Virginia
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A rescue operation in Virginia resulted in the recovery of 27 missing children, according to the US Department of Justice. Deputy US Marshals led the five-day effort dubbed "Operation Find Our Children." They collab...
Two US marshals shot in the Bronx in confrontation with suspect in Massachusetts state trooper shooting
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A suspect is dead after a confrontation in the Bronx Friday morning in which two US marshals were shot and wounded, according to a senior law enforcement official. The marshals are in "OK condition," the official s...
Maxine Waters among lawmakers accused of abusing privilege of air marshals on flights
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The Air Marshal National Council, which represents some of the nation's roughly 2,000 air marshals, says the problem began after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Following that, some fearful lawmakers began requesting...
US Marshals say a suspect was shot and killed avoiding arrest in Minneapolis
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A person was shot and killed by authorities in Minneapolis and another person was injured, the US Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday, which led to a protest forming later in the evening. On Thursday after...
After Minneapolis Winston Smith shooting, sheriff pulls deputies from US Marshals task force over bodycams
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Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said late Monday that his deputies will no longer participate in the U.S. Marshals North Star Fugitive Task Force "until body cameras are actually authorized." He made the decision ...
US Marshals Service has manpower shortage as it faces rising threats against judges, report says
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The US Marshals Service, the agency tasked with protecting federal judges and finding fugitives, is facing major staffing and operational challenges that could hinder its ability to identify and stop threats, accord...
US Marshals in Arkansas nab suspect in shooting of Texas police officer; girlfriend also arrested
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Also taken into custody was the suspect's girlfriend, reports said. Royce Wood and Tiffany Caswell were tracked down and arrested together without incident at a motel after authorities received a tip, according to th...
He’s been on the run for 23 years. US Marshals say he may have been spotted at a Dodgers game
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The US Marshals Service is asking for the public's help in identifying a man investigators say strongly resembles one of its most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 23 years. John Ruffo was convicted in th...
US Marshals seek help in identifying fan at Dodgers game resembling Most Wanted fugitive
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John Ruffo, now 66, was convicted of a $ 350 million bank fraud scheme in the late 1990s – one of the largest bank fraud scams in American history – and sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison, the U.S. Marshals...
US Marshals track down man they were looking for at Dodgers game — but it’s not enough to nab fugitive
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The US Marshals Service is back to the drawing board in it search for a fugitive on the run for 23 years. They had just identified someone at a Dodgers baseball game who resembled the wanted man. But it turns out th...
US Marshals and Scranton police nab 9 sex offenders in ‘Operation Dunder Mifflin’
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The US Marshals Service led a multiagency effort dubbed "Operation Dunder Mifflin" to verify the addresses of registered sex offenders living in the area of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The operation was presumably named...
US Marshals were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith Jr., prosecutor says
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US Marshal task force members were justified in the fatal shooting of Winston Smith in June, Donald F. Ryan, Crow Wing County attorney and chief prosecutor, wrote in a letter to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman...
Murder suspect killed in shootout with marshals’ task force outside Phoenix airport, authorities say
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A fugitive accused of murder in California was killed Friday in a shootout with members of a US marshals' task force outside Arizona's largest airport, authorities said. The law enforcement officers were trying to a...
More than 300 arrested by US Marshals in Gulf Coast crime sweep targeting violent criminals
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The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350 people on the Gulf Coast. The action, dubbed "Operation Triple Beam - Third Coast," targ...
US Marshals find five missing teenagers in New Orleans during ‘Operation Boo Dat’
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Five endangered and missing teenagers were recovered in New Orleans during a multiagency effort dubbed "Operation Boo Dat 2021" led by the US Marshals Service. The annual operation, which took place from mid-October...
Alleged gunman in Florida shooting of college football player arrested by US Marshals
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Nyquan Priester, 20, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder for the death of 18-year-old Dylan Jenkins, according to U.S. Marshals. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER KILLED IN 'SENSELESS' FLORIDA SHOOTING ...