Operation nabs 11,000 fugitives in eastern states

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WASHINGTON —

Nearly 11,000 fugitives, including 1,659 sex offenders,

were swept up in what Attorney General Alberto Gonzales described Thursday,

as a record-breaking law enforcement operation targeting some of the nation's "worst" felons.

Focused in 24 states east of the Mississippi, the weeklong "Operation Falcon III" roundup,

netted 100 murder suspects, one of whom died in a shootout with police near Atlanta.

America's neighbourhoods are safer today, Gonzales said.

Gonzales has made the campaign against child sex abuse a major part,

of his administration at the Justice Department.

The latest fugitive operation — the third in two years — reflected that focus.

Among the hundreds of sex offenders arrested,

Gonzales singled out last week's capture of Allen Marksberry,

who was wanted on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.

When officers arrested Marksberry in Rickman, Tenn.,

he was babysitting three young children.

Investigators recovered a handgun, marijuana, police scanners and pornography.

He is exactly the type of offender that Operation Falcon intended,

to take off the streets," Gonzales said.

Of the 1,659 fugitive sex offenders arrested, nearly 1,000 were wanted,

on charges of failing to register as a sex offender.

Sex offenders who fail to register,

face felony charges under the recently passed Adam Walsh Act.

It is believed that between 100,000 and 150,000 sex offenders,

have failed to register,or have not updated their whereabouts following a move said Ernie Allen,

president and chief executive officer of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Compliance is the focus of this,Allen said.

Two-thirds of convicted sex offenders are child sex offenders.

That's why this is so important.

Cheers

Paul

Edited November 3, 2006 by hampster

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

We need to focus on the real criminals not non-violent criminal like drug offenders.

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We need to focus on the real criminals not non-violent criminal like drug offenders.