In fiscal year 2010, the U.S. Marshals apprehended more than 36,100 federal fugitives, clearing 39,100 felony warrants – more than all other law enforcement agencies combined.  Working with authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, U.S. Marshals-led fugitive task forces arrested more than 81,900 state and local fugitives, clearing 108,200 state and local felony warrants.

US_Marshals_Enforcement_ToolsSeptember 01, 2011 – Suspected Bank Robber Daniel Ryan Schoppe was arrested at the Motel 6, near Illif and Coors in NW Albuquerque. Schoppe was wanted by the United States Marshals Service in Albuquerque for an outstanding warrant for a Violation of his terms of Probation. Schoppe was also wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the Aug. 17 robbery of Wells Fargo bank in Albuquerque.

August 31, 2011 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the United States Marshals Service for the Middle District of Pennsylvania jointly announced that Michael Brown, a Harrisburg man who failed to appear for sentencing on child pornography charges, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday, August 29, 2011.

August 30, 2011 – The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) in Pensacola joined together with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) from Mobile to capture a man who is accused of shooting and killing another man in Atmore, AL. Antonio Alberto Crenshaw was apprehended this morning by the U.S. Marshal Task Forces along with task force officers from Mobile and Pensacola at a room at the Red Roof Inn.

August 22, 2011 – The US Marshals along with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry Program, Vernon County Sheriff’s Department and Crawford County Sheriff’s Department conducted a residence verification operation for registered sex offenders.  On August 16th and 17th deputies checked the addresses of 47 registered sex offenders in Vernon County and 27 in Crawford County.  Three were found to be non compliant in Vernon County and one in Crawford County.   The Sex Offender Registry Program Specialist will investigate the non-compliant sex offenders and make a recommendation to the district attorney.

August 19, 2011 – Deputy US Marshals arrested one of New Mexico’s Most Wanted gang offenders, Adam Cruz, Friday evening, August 19, 2011, in the 600 block of South Pine St., Roswell, NM.  Cruz was wanted pursuant to an arrest for Armed Robbery.  The arrest came just one day after Deputy U.S. Marshals assigned to the South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) adopted the fugitive case at the request of Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.

August 19, 2011 – A Florida man wanted by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Department in Gainsville, Florida was arrested by the United States Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department on August 19, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia.  Anthony M. Mathis, 19, was being sought on a warrant by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Department for Robbery.  Mathis was part of a crew of young men, who would see a person make a purchase and flash money in a store or other business, and they would follow the person from the business.  When outside they would beat the person down and steal their money.  The incident happened in June of 2011.  Other members of the crew have been arrested.

August 19, 2011 – On August 18, 2011, Raymond Vigil was arrested in Denver Colorado by the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Location Apprehension Group Task Force.  Investigators believe Vigil had been living in the Denver, CO area since he had absconded 1 ½ years ago. Federal charges under the Adam Walsh act for fail to register as a sex offender are pending from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado.