How come when a person has a warrant the cops don't go to their house and instead wait until they...?
828347
Actually, the police are required to make a reasonable effort to serve the warrant at the address recorded on the warrant and within the amount of time prescribed by law (often one year).  This effort may consist of nothing more than knocking on the door receiving no answer, and leaving.  This process is called "due diligence" and is required to keept the warrant active and valid.\n\nOnce due diligence has been performed, and unless the wanted person has warrants for crimes of violence, presents a threat to the community, etc., it is unlikely that any additional efforts will be made to serve the warrant.  Where I work, we all know that the people who don't take car e of their cases and end up with warrants will eventually turn up and get arrested.
236357
Warrants are forever unless quashed by the judge that issued it.  It is best to contact the court and resolve this minor issue since it is not a felony.
1147807
as I said before-Warrants are not public information in AZ. There probably are not in your area. If the person is over 18-you have no right to the information concerning another person  anyway.
1107048
The longer you wait, the worse the penalties.  There is a warrant out for your arrest now, and that's not a good thing.  Do the time and get it over with - why have this hanging over your head?
589153
That's an arrest warrant issued by a judge (From the bench) for a person who doesn't show up for his trial, i.e. someone who is out on bail pending the outcome of their trial.
313798
depends on what city and state you live in. some police post warrants on there websites. call them from a payphone and find out.
1108814
I had my door kicked in by the police and my house was destroyed during their search. They cut open my couch, put holes in my walls looking for drugs that were not there. \n\nThe address on the search warrant showed the house next door.\nOOPS\n\nThen they arrested me an took me to jail for 20 hours to make sure "that I couldn't tip off the neighbor that the warrant was really for"\n\n\n4 years later I just happened to get called for a jury duty with a case that was almost identical to what happened to me and quite frankly I would have voted to hang the police in that case.
208104
Even though a great deal of time has transpired since the original charge, there is a great probability that a warrant has been issued for failing to appear on the original charge. A person charged with a crime has an obligation to appear before a judge to have the matter resolved. A warrant can be issued at any tiume during that process if a person does not show up to court, even if they have shown up already. I would suggest that you contact the court of origin for your friend and see if there is a warrant. If there isn't one, then he/she is home free.
174592
Arrest warrants are valid until they have been served. Issuing an arrest warrant is sufficient to satsify statutes of limitations, so even if you manage to avoid the police until the time elapsed, they would still be able to charge you.
285667
Contact your local law authorities.  If information regarding arrest warrants are open to public knowledge, then they'd most likely be able to tell you.  Also, if this person is a FRIEND, it would seem you should be able to feel "free" (no pun intended, really) to just ask THEM.  Perhaps, if you already have, maybe you're doubting their answer.  Be careful.  Don't get yourself caught up in the middle of any foolishness.  Take care.
1080707
complain to the chief or officers suppervisor,  if your state allows you to file for a arrest warrant, you can appear in court and request a warrant.\n\nThe police officer has to look at the exact event and why and how it could happen.  Also some states actually require that a warning be issued first before an arrest could be made.\n( officer would fill out an incident report listing who was tresspassing and when and where it was.\n\nJust because a person wants someone arrested, does not mean an officer has to arrest them, people want others arrested all the time and police or DA do not believe that it meets the exact code as written in the state.\n\nWas the property posted "no tresspassing"  why was the other person on the property,  did the owner ask them to leave first, and so on.
488076
Was the arrest based on a complaint when you were out in public? It would seem that your home would be private. If you were not in public, you might report this arrest to the ACLU. They are short-staffed, but at least you would be on record. I won't let a cop in my house without a warrant, but it's a little late for that to help you now.
1131083
warrants are not public.....
887206
because they usually are in no position to go to the cops.
27019
Except in rare circumstances, the authorities must go before a judge to obtain a legal warrant before they can do this.  Even in situations where they can do this without a warrant (this possibility is currently being debated and may make it to the United States Supreme Court) they must go through a very lengthy, detail, multiple step process to do so.\n\nUnless you are telephoning (or receiving calls from) known terrorist group members outside the U.S. I wouldn’t worry about it.
804740
If they have a warrant, or reasonable cause, to search the house then they can search all of it.\n\nIf they actually admitted they needed to go get a warrant then anything they have already found is inadmissible in court, due to illegal search.
461107
Many things go into the decision, the first is making sure that a specific statute or law applies to the offence. Second, unless they can be reasonably sure of a conviction, they will not proceed because they all rely on the arrest vs. conviction record when it's time to be elected again.