WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 1,100 people wanted for violent sex crimes have been arrested in a weeklong roundup of fugitives, the Justice Department said Thursday.
The arrests were made as part of "Operation Falcon II," a nationwide dragnet timed to coincide with National Victims Rights Week.
This year's focus was on sex offenders, a group that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has made a priority in his 15 months at the Justice Department.
Gonzales and U.S. Marshals Service Director John Clark were to discuss the results of the roundup later Thursday at a news conference in Washington.
There were 1,102 arrests of people wanted for violent sex crimes April 17-23 by federal, state and local authorities, the largest number ever captured in a single law enforcement operation, the department said.
The total number of fugitives arrested last week was not immediately available
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/27/fugitive.roundup.ap/index.html
The arrests were made as part of "Operation Falcon II," a nationwide dragnet timed to coincide with National Victims Rights Week.
This year's focus was on sex offenders, a group that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has made a priority in his 15 months at the Justice Department.
Gonzales and U.S. Marshals Service Director John Clark were to discuss the results of the roundup later Thursday at a news conference in Washington.
There were 1,102 arrests of people wanted for violent sex crimes April 17-23 by federal, state and local authorities, the largest number ever captured in a single law enforcement operation, the department said.
The total number of fugitives arrested last week was not immediately available
more at link.....
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/27/fugitive.roundup.ap/index.html
