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Huntington committee forwards ordinance to join U.S. Marshals fugitive task force
Summary
The Public Safety Committee on Sept. 22 voted to forward Ordinance 25-33 to full City Council recommending that Mayor Farrell enter an agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service to reestablish Huntington Police Department officers as partners on the United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Task Force.
The Public Safety Committee on Sept. 22 voted to forward Ordinance 25-33 to full City Council recommending that Mayor Farrell enter an agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service to reestablish Huntington Police Department officers as partners on the United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Task Force.
The measure would allow Huntington officers to be sworn in as special deputy U.S. marshals to participate on the multi-agency task force, giving them federal jurisdiction in fugitive-apprehension cases. Phil Watkins, Huntington police chief, told the committee the partnership is a “force…
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