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12-01-2007, 08:02 AM
If it's too good to be true, well, you know. From El Paso Times (http://www.elpasotimes.com/nie/ci_7510583):
The promise of a television, an Xbox video game console and other prizes led to the arrests of more than 100 people sought on warrants linked to violent crimes or drug charges, police Chief Richard Wiles announced Monday.
Wiles said the arrests took place Nov. 5-9 under a warrant roundup executed by El Paso police and the U.S. Marshal's Office in El Paso.
People wanted on criminal warrants were led to believe that they had won a prize. When they showed up to claim their prize, they were arrested.
The ruse resulted in 115 arrests and the clearing of 129 warrants for various serious offenses such as drug charges, illegal entry charges and violent crimes. The effort also resulted in the collection of $25,686 in outstanding traffic fines.
"We are very pleased with this operation. This is the kind of operation that really benefits the community of El Paso," Wiles said. "I think it is important for the citizens of El Paso to know what the Police Department is doing and what the U.S. Marshal's Office is doing because we do take these outstanding warrants very seriously and we want to put the resources into getting these people behind bars," Wiles said.
U.S. Marshal's Office supervisor Gerry Payan said about 50 officers were involved in the operation, including members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
"Our goal is to try to keep El Paso safe and arrest as many fugitives as we can," Payan said.
Payan said the U.S. Marshal's Office teams up with police about four times a year to try to clear outstanding warrants.
This is the second time in three years that the two agencies have teamed up for a similar operation in which people wanted on criminal warrants were tricked into being arrested.
Wiles said the operation centered on a ruse to apprehend those sought on criminal charges because the more traditional arrest methods, such as going to a wanted person's home to make an arrest, had not worked.
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The promise of a television, an Xbox video game console and other prizes led to the arrests of more than 100 people sought on warrants linked to violent crimes or drug charges, police Chief Richard Wiles announced Monday.
Wiles said the arrests took place Nov. 5-9 under a warrant roundup executed by El Paso police and the U.S. Marshal's Office in El Paso.
People wanted on criminal warrants were led to believe that they had won a prize. When they showed up to claim their prize, they were arrested.
The ruse resulted in 115 arrests and the clearing of 129 warrants for various serious offenses such as drug charges, illegal entry charges and violent crimes. The effort also resulted in the collection of $25,686 in outstanding traffic fines.
"We are very pleased with this operation. This is the kind of operation that really benefits the community of El Paso," Wiles said. "I think it is important for the citizens of El Paso to know what the Police Department is doing and what the U.S. Marshal's Office is doing because we do take these outstanding warrants very seriously and we want to put the resources into getting these people behind bars," Wiles said.
U.S. Marshal's Office supervisor Gerry Payan said about 50 officers were involved in the operation, including members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
"Our goal is to try to keep El Paso safe and arrest as many fugitives as we can," Payan said.
Payan said the U.S. Marshal's Office teams up with police about four times a year to try to clear outstanding warrants.
This is the second time in three years that the two agencies have teamed up for a similar operation in which people wanted on criminal warrants were tricked into being arrested.
Wiles said the operation centered on a ruse to apprehend those sought on criminal charges because the more traditional arrest methods, such as going to a wanted person's home to make an arrest, had not worked.
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Punk Rock: Sank into Swamp
New Wave: Sank into Swamp
Grunge: Caught Fire, Fell Over, Sank into Swamp
The Metal: Strongest in these Woods but Still Looking for a Bride with Huge Tracks of Land
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