U.S. Marshal: 106 Arrests Made in Sex Offender Sweep

Operation Shepherd 2009, spear-headed by the U.S. Marshal's Office results in 106 arrests. And more than 2,000 compliance checks were completed in Colorado and Wyoming.

Posted: 5:13 PM Oct 25, 2009
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Operation Shepherd 2009, spear-headed by the U.S. Marshal's Office results in 106 arrests. And more than 2,000 compliance checks were completed in Colorado and Wyoming.

U.S. Marshals in Colorado and Wyoming partnered up with Crime Stoppers and more than 50 law enforcement agencies, including Immigration Customs Enforcement, Department of Corrections – Parole and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, to carry out the massive sweep.

For several weeks, teams of law enforcement officers, including many agencies in southern Colorado, have been conducting unannounced compliance checks throughout both states. The goal is to find convicted sex offenders that have moved without properly registering their addresses. This weekend was also a big push to find fugitives with outstanding sex offense related warrants.

“These fugitive sex offenders are being identified and now we’re going after themâ€