(WSB Radio)  Close to 1200 fugitives wanted for crimes ranging from murder to sexual assault are off the streets of metro Atlanta thanks to a month-long sting in June called Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally).

In Georgia, 110 law enforcement agencies teamed up with state and federal authorities to conduct the arrests.

It's the fifth year of the round up and U.S. Marshall for the Northern District of Georgia, Richard Mecum, calls it the best so far.

"Statewide for the month of June, we had total arrests in the state of Georgia of 1927.  That's what we've been able to do by bringing this partnership together," he says.

Among those arrested was Gavin Murray, an escapee from New York state wanted for at least four murders and suspected in several others.