Chicago, IL – On Thursday, a Deputy U.S. Marshal and K-9 of the
Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force were shot during a fugitive
operation. An ambulance from Chicago Fire Department was dispatched to
the location, and the Deputy and K-9 received medical treatment for
their injuries. “We are grateful to report that both our deputy
and K-9 are doing well, however our K-9 is still in the ICU,” said U.S.
Marshal LaDon Reynolds of the Northern District of Illinois. “All of us
are praying for a full recovery, and we want to thank everyone for their
prayers and well wishes.”The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task
Force has become the central investigative base for a multitude of
federal, state, and local agencies attempting to identify, locate, and
apprehend dangerous wanted offenders in the greater Chicagoland area,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The task force focuses
primarily on combating violent crime such as murder, sexual assault,
rape, child [censored]ography, robbery and aggravated assault. Through the
assistance provided to state and local law enforcement agencies with
community policing efforts, violent crime interdiction initiatives, and
task force-led warrant roundups, the task force arrests more than 500
violent offenders each month.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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