Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force

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Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force
Opening themeDaniel Miller
Marty Beller
Composer Ramón Balcázar
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producers Gary Tarpinian
Stuart Goodman
Vincent Scarza
Running time23 minutes (per episode)
Original release
Network A&E
ReleaseDecember 2008 (2008-12)

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]

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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

Participating agencies

Federal Agencies [6]

Regional agencies New York/New Jersey High Density Drug Trafficking Area

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