BILLINGS - The U.S. Marshals Service says a law enforcement task force arrested a record 1,024 fugitives across the state last year.

U.S. Marshal Darrell Bell on Thursday credited the spike to the Montana Violent Offender Task Force's expansion into Missoula and Cascade and Glacier counties. He says strong supervision and partnerships with local law enforcement agencies also were key.

Last year, the task force formed or resumed partnerships with the Cascade Sheriff's Office, the Great Falls Police Department, the Glacier County Sheriff's Office and Montana Probation and Parole.

The tally of 1,024 arrests is an increase from 876 arrests in 2010, and nearly three times the number of arrests made when the task force was formed in 2005.

The task force has cleared more than 4,500 cases since its creation.

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