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Multi-Agency Warrant Sweep Leads to Multiple Arrests in East Haven and New Haven
Operation targeted individuals with outstanding warrants for serious offenses including kidnapping, threatening, assault, and family violence
Published on Mar. 10, 2026
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The East Haven Police Department, along with New Haven Probation and FBI and DEA Taskforce members, conducted a pre-dawn multi-agency warrant sweep on Tuesday, resulting in the arrest of several individuals wanted for various crimes including kidnapping, threatening, assault, and family violence-related offenses. The coordinated enforcement action took place at multiple locations in East Haven and New Haven, with law enforcement agencies pooling resources to locate and apprehend those with outstanding warrants.
Why it matters
Operations like this allow law enforcement to focus on apprehending individuals wanted for serious crimes, helping to improve public safety in the local communities. The multi-agency collaboration also demonstrates the importance of law enforcement agencies working together to address criminal activity across jurisdictional boundaries.
The details
The warrant sweep targeted individuals with active arrest warrants for a range of offenses, including kidnapping, threatening, assault, and family violence-related crimes. East Haven detectives and officers, probation officers, and task force officers conducted the coordinated enforcement action at multiple locations in East Haven and New Haven, resulting in the arrest of several people without incident.
- The operation began before dawn on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
The players
East Haven Police Department
The local law enforcement agency that led the multi-agency warrant sweep operation.
New Haven Probation
A partner agency that participated in the warrant sweep operation.
FBI and DEA Taskforce
Federal law enforcement agencies that collaborated with local authorities in the warrant sweep operation.
Magiver Mario Cabrera
A suspect arrested and charged with kidnapping and unlawful restraint.
Dwayne Lee
A suspect arrested and charged with threatening, interfering with an emergency call, and breach of peace.
What they’re saying
“Operations such as this are conducted periodically and allow law enforcement agencies to pool resources and focus on locating individuals who have outstanding warrants for serious offenses.”
— Capt. Joseph M. Murgo, East Haven Police Department spokesperson (Patch.com)
What’s next
The suspects arrested during the warrant sweep are scheduled to appear in court in the coming weeks to face the charges against them.
The takeaway
This multi-agency warrant sweep demonstrates the importance of law enforcement collaboration in apprehending individuals wanted for serious crimes, helping to improve public safety in the local communities of East Haven and New Haven.
