I have a felony warrant Iin Florida, and was pulled over in Illinois. When they ran me (thru NCIC as well?), the warrant came up in their computer. They told me, went back to their car, I waited about half an hour, then they let me go as if nothing happened. How, in them knowing I have a warrant, did they not care enough to arrest me??? Did a geographic restriction help me???.. Thus, should I move to Alaska? But still, they were nice at the end (?)
2007-07-22 05:52:59 · 12 answers · asked by justanotherfreak 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Just because a warant is in NCIC doesn't mean the extradition is nationwide.
The entering agency decides how far they will go based on the crime(s) committed.
Whatever Florida agency entered the warrant put extradition limits in the warrant, Illinois is outside those limits so the police cannot arrest you on that warrant.
2007-07-22 15:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by the_mr911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warrants have a "dollar" amount attached to them. If it costs more than a warrant is worth to process they generally wont arrest you. You can have a bench warrant for your arrest and live next door to the police station and they wont come get you unless you commit some other crime that makes processing the warrant mandatory. Of course this all goes out the window with major offenses (murder, rape, Paris Hilton)
If you were innocent of your felony you'd go back and clear it up. There is obviously some element of guilt associated with what you've done. This is going to follow you the rest of your life. It will prevent you from getting decent employment. It will prevent you from having a good marriage, raising a family, and enjoying the best that life has to offer. You need to turn yourself in and deal with it. Get it over. You'll never be able to move on with your life until you do. Your only other option is to move to a country without an extradition treaty with the United States that will allow you to stay without a visa (Cuba?), and never dream of coming back. I've worked with ex-felons before. They would all tell you the same thing.
P.S. Alaska has no state taxes of any kind and has about $41 billion dollars in a savings account and record oil prices add to the state coffers every day. It is the LAST state you want to go with an outstanding warrant because a state trooper WILL escort you to Florida and drop you off at the police department nearest the airport.
2007-07-24 16:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steven is exactly right. Illinois contacted Florida on the warrant, Florida elected not to come pick you up. Also, as Steven suggested, why run, take care of the problem. If Florida wouldn't come to pick you up, the problem can't be that serious.
2007-07-22 06:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by Cecil n 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ditto steven c and Corgryph. Florida refused to extradite from Illinois, but how about Georgia or Tennessee. Do you now have to avoid the entire southeastern quarter of the U.S.? Go take care of it, or at least contact an attorney in Florida to check your options.
2007-07-22 06:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say that Florida didn't want to spend the money to bring ya back. Extradition is quite expensive; so unless it's a murder warrant or something, they'll probably wait till you go back to Florida.
2007-07-22 06:38:34 · answer #5 · answered by fallen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a matter of the type of warrant, and whether they were authorized to arrest you for extradition to Florida.
That's what they were checking when they went back to their car. You got lucky -- either Florida didn't want to pay the extradition costs, or the Illinois police department didn't want to get in the middle of it.
2007-07-22 06:01:14 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They probably decided the crime you were accused of wasn't serious enough to justify either Florida or Illinois pay to transport you all the way to Florida to face the charges. You can move wherever you want and you may get lucky again, but it will eventually catch up with you.
2007-07-22 05:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by TeddyBear121 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
are you sure the warrant is active? they probably cross-checked it in the computer and cut you loose because it was inactive. otherwise they would have arrested you and extradicted you to florida. unless florida wasnt willing to pay for you to be sent back. then they would have let you go. it was obviously not a violent or dangerous warrant. just take care of it in florida.
2007-07-22 05:57:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most jurisdictions prioritize functions based on resourses available to them. Your trangression did not justify the state of arrest coming to get you.
My county flew a couple cops to Italy to pick up a drug 'em and rape 'em b@stard.
2007-07-29 10:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They contacted Florida and they said to let you go because they weren't going to go get you. Why run just take care of it.
2007-07-22 05:56:43 · answer #10 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋