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Unit scours Arizona for fugitives with warrants, KTAR follows along
By ktar.com- Corbin Carson
Published: 11/02/2015

PHOENIX — A U.S. Marshals Service unit hunts down the most violent, and dangerous fugitives with warrants in Arizona. KTAR News spent an afternoon with the joint operation squad last week as they scoured Valley streets for criminals on the loose.

“We’ve got a tip on a guy with a parole violation warrant just down the street,” said a detective with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office who is also assigned to the unit. “His charges include aggravated assault, weapons, and assault on law enforcement.”

The man’s family told the unit where to find him because they were concerned that he was off his medication, said the detective, who cannot be identified because of the unit’s undercover work.

“We’ve been told he is sleeping under a fifth wheel truck near a house up ahead,” he said. “We’re just waiting on a K-9 unit in case the subject has a weapon.”

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