Working with the military police in Honolulu, Special Agent Richard Sabin identified an individual involved in an alleged stalking and attempted abduction of a young woman at the Aliamanu Military Reservation. This brought closure to several similar incidents. Special Agent Sabin worked closely with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and the Hawaii Police Department when a fisherman was accused of harassing another fisherman over fishing grounds off the island of Hawaii. He obtained the assistance of the HPD crime lab to identify a firearm used to shoot up fishing gear in this altercation. He worked with the U.S. Attorney's Office and in consultation with the FBI to prepare the search warrant on the offenders fishing vessel and sought back-up from the Maui Police Department in executing that warrant.

Since April 2001, Special Agent Sabin has worked closely with the FBI, DEA, INS, Guam Police Department, and the Saipan Office of Public Safety in gathering intelligence and planning operations aimed at stemming the flow of illegal migrants into Guam from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. His efforts to foster cooperation with these agencies have increased the Coast Guard's readiness and ability to respond to migrant issues. Through this cooperation, several migrant smuggling vessels have been identified. Several migrant smuggling attempts have been thwarted as a result of his follow-up investigations of approaches to boat captains for hire to smuggle aliens. Through his work and fostering cooperative investigative efforts with other federal, state, local and international agencies, Special Agent Sabin has enhanced the Coast Guard's law enforcement efforts, not only in Hawaii, but also throughout the Coast Guard's area of responsibility in the Pacific.