Law enforcement sweep results in 237 Isle arrests
Advertiser Staff
Update: In September 2009, Derek V. States was granted a deferral of his no contest plea to theft in the second degree. The judge placed him under court
supervision for five years, but granted an early termination of the supervision and dismissed the case in March 2012.
Teams of federal, state and county law enforcement personnel arrested 237 people in Hawai'i in June during a month-long sweep of wanted suspects and fugitives, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, which organized the effort.
Known as Operation FALCON — an acronym for Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally — efforts focused on capturing sexual predators and fugitives wanted for violent crimes.
Among the 237 people arrested in Hawai'i during the operation were 12 alleged sex offenders. In addition, 266 warrants were served 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.
Operation FALCON-Hawaii consisted of 113 federal, state and local law enforcement officers who made up four arrest teams. Each local officer was sworn in as a special deputy U.S. Marshal.
