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PUEBLO, COLO. -- On Thursday, Oct. 22, several agencies in southern Colorado participated in the annual sex offender fugitive round-up and compliance operation known as “Operation Shepherd 2009."

The Pueblo area agencies rounded up nine sex offenders who had warrants for their arrest. Seven of the nine were taken into custody. 

The offenders arrested are:  

*  Tafoya, Joseph -- D.O.B. 6/21/51

*  Pendlay, James  --D.O.B. 4/13/82

*  Venia, Christopher -- D.O.B. 9/18/60

*  Price, George -- D.O.B. 6/30/68

*  Cornwell, Monica -- D.O.B. 11/13/75

*  Wyatt, Dennis -- D.O.B. 9/4/57

*  Valdez, Mateo -- D.O.B. 9/22/56

Law Enforcement is still actively searching for two people who have warrants for failing to register as sex offenders:

*  Carbajal, Reina -- D.O.B. 5/16/88

*  Sterner, Claude -- D.O.B. 6/1/79

Pueblo County citizens are encouraged to contact law enforcement if they have any information on the whereabouts of these individuals. Contact the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office 719-583-6250, the Pueblo Police Department 719-553-2502 or Crime Stoppers 719-542-STOP (7867).

The following agencies participated in the operation: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Pueblo Police Department, Colorado State Parole, Colorado Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Marshall Service, Colorado Department of Corrections IG Investigations Office, Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office, Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office, Trinidad Police Department, 3^rd Judicial District Probation Department.