US Marshals Nab 27 Area Residents for Parole Violations

Kevin A. Carr, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced the completion of a four-day sweep that targeted absconders in Milwaukee, Waukesha and Sheboygan Counties.

Operation Repeat Offender resulted in 27 arrests.The operation focused on parole and probation violators that violated supervision and became fugitives.

Offenders with lengthy criminal histories were prioritized. While some individuals with outstanding federal arrest warrants were also included, the focus was on individuals wanted by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Investigators began working leads in April of this year in preparation for the sweep that began on May 23.

The member agencies of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force include the Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Kenosha Police Department, Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and the Sheboygan Police Department. 

The operation culminated over the last several days with the arrests of 27 individuals. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force will continue to investigate the whereabouts of several abscondersthat were targeted, but not apprehended during the sweep.

Marshal Carr said that “The U.S. Marshals Service is appreciative of the cooperation of the agencies involved in this operation to remove offenders from our streets who were granted the privilege of release from custody only to not comply with the conditions of their release. 

For more information about the U.S. Marshals Service, visit http://www.usmarshals.gov