Fact sheet, Southeast Regional Task Force 2019

FACT SHEET
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TASK FORCE

2019

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER CLAY NIX DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

MISSION
The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) combines the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest the most dangerous fugitives.
OVERVIEW
In 2000, Congress recognized the U.S. Marshals' expertise in tracking and apprehending dangerous fugitives, and ordered the creation of regional fugitive task forces (RFTFs) in core cities throughout the country. Based on that mandate, the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) was established in September 2003, and now has offices in Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah, Georgia, supporting operations in Tennesse, North Carolina and South Carolina as well.
Task force officers are state and local police officers who receive special deputations with the Marshals
Officers, while on duty, can exercise US Marshals authorities, such as crossing jurisdictional lines
SERFTF
Comprised of full-time investigators and Deputy US Marshals from Northern, Middle, and Southern districts of Georgia, as well as U.S. Marshal's Service Headquarters, Investigative Operations Division.
35 law enforcement agencies provide fulltime investigators and participate in SERFTF. They include: Georgia Department of Corrections Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Cobb County Sheriff's Office Immigration and Customs Enforcement DeKalb County Police Department Henry County Sheriff's Office DeKalb County Sheriff's Office Douglas County Sheriff's Office Fayette County Sheriff's Office U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service Fulton County Police Department Atlanta Police Department

Fulton County Sheriff's Office Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Police Department Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office Macon Police Department McIntosh County Sheriff's Office Bibb County Sheriff's Office Liberty County Sheriff's Office Chatham County Sheriff's Office Bulloch County Sheriff's Office Clayton County Sheriff's Office Clayton County Police Department Savannah-Chatham County Metropolitan
Police Department Newton County Sheriff's Office Paulding County Sheriff's Office Hampton County Sheriff's Office Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Carroll County Sheriff's Office Warner Robins Police Department Polk County Sheriff's Office Fulton County Marshal's Department U.S. Social Security Administration Office
of the Inspector General Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
Recognized as the "one-stop shop" for fugitive investigations in the region
Serves as a central investigative base for a variety of federal, state, and local agencies attempting to identify, locate, and apprehend dangerous wanted offenders.

FACT SHEET
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TASK FORCE

2019

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER CLAY NIX DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

In July 2006, named lead agency for the investigation of violations of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. Law allows unregistered sex offenders who cross state lines to be charged federally with a felony, up to 10 years in prison
Since its inception in September, 2003, SERFTF has closed more than 37,000 federal, state, and local felony warrants. Many of those captured were repeat offenders whose cases involved drugs or violence and who were designated "major case" fugitives by USMS.
Numberous "Top Ten" and "Most Wanted" fugitives from the region have been captured by SERFTF investigators

Counter Gang Unit (CGU)
In 2011, the SERFTF created and fielded a In 2011, SERFTF created and fielded CGU with the primary focus of assisting other federal, state, and local agencies in gathering intelligence, locating, and arresting violent gang members
Since inception, the CGU has arrested more than 330 documented gang members and has been credited with the complete dismantling of 5 violent street gangs, removing 116 firearms from Atlanta streets during the process.