| Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force | |
|---|---|
| Opening theme | Daniel Miller Marty Beller |
| Composer | Ramón Balcázar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
Gary Tarpinian Stuart Goodman Vincent Scarza |
| Running time | 23 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | December 2008 |
Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force is a half-hour reality-television show that premiered on A&E in December 2008. It chronicled US Marshals and local law enforcement as they hunted down some of America's worst fugitives. The show's 60 episodes' primary focus was on the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force based out of New York City. The show's first season averaged 1.6 million viewers. [1]
About the Fugitive Task Force
The New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) became operational in May 2002. [2] It has Memoranda of Understanding with over 80 federal, state, or local agencies and three offices in the New York/New Jersey area.
The force was mandated by Congress after the September 11 attacks, and the US Marshals allowed the show to be made because of its public relations value. [1] [3]
Main cast
- Commander (Chief Inspector) Lenny DePaul - US Marshals Service [4]
- Supervisor Thomas "Tommy" Kilbride - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [5]
- Senior Inspector Greg Holmes - US Marshals Service
- Detective Roxanne "Roxy" Lopez - Spring Valley, NY, Police Department [4]
- Detective Dave "Hummy" Humeston - Spring Valley, NY, Police Department
- Deputy Michelle "Michy" Mendez - US Marshals Service [5]
- Detective Rasheen "Pep" Peppers - Newark, NJ, Police Department
- Senior Inspector Mike Romani - US Marshals Service
- Senior Parole Officer Vinny Senzamici - New York State Division of Parole
- Special Agent Hector Colon - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Deputy Michelle Rios-Marsala - US Marshals Service
- Deputy Nicholas "Nick" Ricigliano - US Marshals Service
Participating agencies
Federal Agencies [6]
- United States Marshals Service
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, OIG
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- United States Probation Service
- United States Secret Service
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
Regional agencies New York/New Jersey High Density Drug Trafficking Area
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New Jersey [6]
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New York [6]
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References
- ^ a b Adarlo, Sharon (January 3, 2010). ""Facing danger, in high definition Reality show highlighting New York/New Jersey task force films second season."". The Star-Ledger. Newark, NJ. p. 025.
- ^ LaDuca, Rocco (March 19, 2011). "A&E's "Manhunters' episode to focus on Utica". Observer-Dispatch. Utica, NY.
- ^ Acken, Lori Lundquist (December 9, 2008). "A&E trains its cameras far up the fugitive-hunting food chain". The Expositor. Brantford, Ontario, Canada. p. B12.
- ^ a b Lussier, Germain (December 12, 2008). "Detective Roxanne Lopez of New Windsor stars on A&E's 'Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force'". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, New York. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Hinckley, David (December 9, 2008). "THE UNWATCHABLES: GOOD SQUAD, BAD TV". New York Daily News. p. 68.
- ^ a b c "Investigations, New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force". U.S. Marshals Service.