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.
About the Fugitive Task Force The New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) became operational in May 2002. 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.
Main cast Commander (Chief Inspector) Lenny DePaul - US Marshals Service Supervisor Thomas "Tommy" Kilbride - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Senior Inspector Greg Holmes - US Marshals Service Detective Roxanne "Roxy" Lopez - Spring Valley, NY, Police Department Detective Dave "Hummy" Humeston - Spring Valley, NY, Police Department Deputy Michelle "Michy" Mendez - US Marshals Service 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 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 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
New Jersey Atlantic City Police Department Atlantic City Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Bergen County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Burlington County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Camden County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Camden Police Department Cape May County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Cumberland County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Deptford Township Police Department Eatontown Police Department Essex County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Gloucester County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Hudson County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Hamilton Police Department Hunterdon County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Jersey City Police Department Mercer County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Middlesex Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Monmouth Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Morris County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Newark Police Department New Jersey Attorney General's Office New Jersey Department of Corrections New Jersey Department of Human Services Police New Jersey State Parole New Jersey State Police Ocean County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Passaic County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Paterson Police Department Pleasantville Police Department Salem County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Somerset County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Sussex County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Trenton Police Department Union County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office Warren County Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Office
New York Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Glen Clove Police Department Mt. Vernon Police Department Nassau County District Attorney Nassau County Police Department Nassau County Probation Department Nassau County Sheriff's Office New York City Police Department New York National Guard New York State Corrections IG New York State Parole New York State Police Orange County Sheriff's Office Putnam County Sheriff's Department Riverhead Police Department Rockland County Sheriff's Department Spring Valley Police Department Suffolk County District Attorney Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Probation Department Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
References
External links A&E's Manhunters site