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Operation Flagship

Operation Flagship was a sting operation jointly organized by the United States Marshals Service and the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. that resulted in the arrest of 101 wanted fugitives on December 15, 1985.

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Arrests
101
Date executed
December 15, 1985
Executed by
U.S. Marshals Service, Metropolitan Police Department
Method
Honeypot - wanted fugitives were sent invitations with free tickets to a game at RFK Stadium between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins.
Objective
To lure and arrest wanted people with outstanding arrest warrants in the D.C. area to an NFL game at RFK Stadium.
Operation name
Operation Flagship

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Preparations

Operation

Aftermath and legacy

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Operation Flagship

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples65
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Operation Flagship

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related to Preparations · 25
Operation Flagship → Bengals, Chief Deputy, Columbia, December, District, Flagship International Sports Television, For Operation Flagship, Fugitive Investigative Strike Team, In November, Marshal Herbert, Marshal Tobias, Marshals, Metropolitan Police Department, New Orleans, Redskins, Redskins-Bengals, Roche, Rutherford, Rutherford III, Super Bowl XX
related to External links · 20
Operation Flagship → Archive, Archived, CS1, Free Lunch, Fugitive Investigative Strike Teams, Historical Reading Room, How Free Redskins Tickets, June, Led, March, Marshals, Marshals Service, Most Amazing Surprise, NFL Films Presents, NFL History, No Such Thing, Retrieved March, Television, URL, YouTube
related to Aftermath and legacy · 9
Operation Flagship → CBS, In, Los Angeles Times, Marshals Service, Reporters, Stanley Morris, The, The Washington Post, Two
Arrests · 1
Operation Flagship → 101
Date executed · 1
Operation Flagship → December 15, 1985
Executed by · 1
Operation Flagship → U.S. Marshals Service, Metropolitan Police Department
Method · 1
Operation Flagship → Honeypot - wanted fugitives were sent invitations with free tickets to a game at RFK Stadium between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins.
Objective · 1
Operation Flagship → To lure and arrest wanted people with outstanding arrest warrants in the D.C. area to an NFL game at RFK Stadium.
Operation name · 1
Operation Flagship → Operation Flagship
Part of · 1
Operation Flagship → Fugitive Investigative Strike Team (FIST)

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fugitives marshals operation service flagship redskins washington police wanted tickets fugitive strike convention center 15 two officers investigative team game

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Operation FlagshipArrests1011.00infobox
Operation FlagshipDate executedDecember 15, 19851.00infobox
Operation FlagshipExecuted byU.S. Marshals Service, Metropolitan Police Department1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipMethodHoneypot - wanted fugitives were sent invitations with free tickets to a game at RFK Stadium between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins.1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipObjectiveTo lure and arrest wanted people with outstanding arrest warrants in the D.C. area to an NFL game at RFK Stadium.1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipOperation nameOperation Flagship1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipPart ofFugitive Investigative Strike Team (FIST)1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipPlanned byU.S. Marshals Service1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipScopeDomestic1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipTargetFugitives1.00infobox
Operation FlagshipTypeSting operation1.00infobox
Operation Flagshiprelated to Aftermath and legacyReporters0.60section

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