237 arrested in Hawaii during Operation Falcon
A team made up of law enforcement officials at the federal, state and county levels made 237 arrests within the state during the month of June, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, which organized the effort.
Known as Operation FALCON short for Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally, efforts focused on capturing sexual predators and fugitives wanted for crimes of violence.
Among the 237 arrests made in Hawaii during the month-long operation, 12 were alleged sex offenders. In addition, 266 warrants were served involving wanted individuals on each of the four major islands.
Among those arrested were:
The goal of Operation FALCON is simple to make communities safer, said John F. Clark, director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Each time we wrap up a FALCON operation in any location, there are less dangerous individuals and fewer threats to the community than before we arrived there, Clark said in a news release.
Operation FALCON-Hawaii consisted of 113 federal, state and local law enforcement officers who made up four separate arrest teams.
Each local officer was sworn in as a special deputy U.S. Marshal immediately prior to the start of the operation. The special authority empowers deputies to cross traditional lines of jurisdiction to track down and arrest targeted fugitives, the Marshals Service said.
It is only through the cooperation, collaboration and the united effort of various law enforcement agencies that we can effectively keep our communities safe and comfortable by the apprehension of fugitives, said Mark Hanohano, U.S. Marshal for the Hawaii district.
