Hundreds of fugitives nabbed

Friday, April 15, 2005

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Local, state and federal law enforcement officers arrested 257 fugitives in Missouri last week and another 201 in Kansas as part of a national effort to get violent criminals off the streets, officials said Thursday. The state roundups were part of Operation FALCON, an acronym for "Federal And Local Cops Organized Nationally."

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