If you know someone has a warrant out for their arrest, can you make an annonymous call to report that? If you do, will they be picked up if they are in the place that you lead the police?
2006-09-11 07:49:41 · 17 answers · asked by melissa1983_99 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Actually I didn't put enough information! The crime this person committed was against me. This woman stole, my purse, my cell phone, and my identity. She was put in jail for 3 months and owes me restitution, which she has not paid. Therefore, there is a warrant out for her arrest. I see her from time to time in my small town and was just curious if I called the police next time I saw her if they were able to come to where she is and arrest her. I'm not a snitch people, just a girl looking for some justice!
2006-09-11 18:19:21 · update #1
your stupid if you don't this lady needs to grow up and learn a lesson and i wouldn't care if she did find out who i was
since she is sleaze don't let her see you watching her as she is likely to report you for stalking and she will prosecute she ain't as nice as you are
2006-09-14 12:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll find that there's no firm, unequivocal answer for this one. It's one of those "it depends" questions. :)
In some occassions the police do respond to an anonymous tip. The variables: Warrants with vastly large bail amounts may get you better service that a $500 traffic warrant. A big police agency with lots of calls for service may have less time to spend on it, that a smaller agency. The 'type' of crime can affect a response - a warrant for a sex crime or robbery will command more interest that something far less.
When an anonymous person calls in a tip like that, the content of the tip will also influence whether the police will respond. If you're reporting someone who has a somewhat common name, it may be hard for the police over the phone to verify whether any warrants they have for that name are one and the same person. You may need full name -first, middle, last and a date of birth at the very least. And the location of your sighting will make a difference. They police don't have authority to enter a home to look for the wanted person. They won't look in a crowd of people when they have no idea what the person looks like, etc.
It may be more to your benefit to submit to the local police department the current living address and place of employment for the wanted person, and then allow them the option of deciding whether they have the available resources to go out and try to serve the warrant.
2006-09-11 15:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have every right to report any person that has an outstanding warrant. A warrant is an order from a Judge that, that person be arrested, whenever and wherever they are found.
Moreover the police are required to act on that warrant, it is an order from the court. To not try to make the arrest is against the law.
2006-09-15 11:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the Tampa Bay area. Not a small town by the way. I knew of a person who had a warrant for his arrest because he failed to appear in court. Because I didn't like him and because he had it coming to him, I called the sheriffs office and told them that I knew he had this warrant for his arrest and that he was staying in a house with a bunch of people who were also doing drugs. I gave them his name and his location and the best time to come and get him. He spent 6 months in county lock up and had no idea that I was the one who called.
Oh and they were able to arrest the other people in that house because it reeked of pot. If that makes me a snitch, I don't care. I didn't have to see his ugly face for 6 months and I didn't get my a s s kicked.
2006-09-12 04:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anne M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You can make an anon call (be sure to block your number). You need to have the person's name (and either age or date of birth) and the address they are at.
They will try to serve the warrant, but unless the address is on the warrant, they may not be able to check the house if the people inside refuse entry.
2006-09-11 14:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by tnmack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No most police stations don't actively go out and pick up warrants unless it's for murder. They wait til they come across them on their own during a traffic stop or something. They do not have the time or manpower to go out and pick up everyone with warrants.
2006-09-11 14:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by Justcurious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the warrant is for crimes against children etc fine-but otherwise you don't grass(snitch) on your freinds -ever!!. nb further to the post by anne-you didn't like the guy-fair comment whatever he did to you you thought you were justified-i cannot argue with that-but the fact you have come in here and told us about it means it won't remain a secret forever!!!.
2006-09-11 16:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes larger cities have crime tip lines which allow you to remain anonymous. Otherwise you should just call the local police or sheriff's office.
2006-09-11 14:52:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that Dog the Bounty Hunter guy makes a living doing that, except he collects the reward so i am not sure if you can do it anonymously. The police don't want to waste their time and resources on a potential wild goose chase.
2006-09-11 14:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by Signilda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would only be anonymous if you called from a phone booth and left after giving the information before they could trace it.
They probably would check it out if you sounded authentic.
2006-09-11 14:53:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can notify the police and the person will be picked up. It would be a good thing to do.
2006-09-11 14:55:13 · answer #11 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋