Lowest Arrest Warrants Total Since 2005

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office currently has the fewest arrest warrants on hand since 2005. 

The Lake County Sheriff is responsible for serving all Lake County arrest warrants regardless of jurisdiction or offense. Once an arrest warrant is signed by a Judge the warrant is filed with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division where a team begins to attempt service on the warrant.  The Warrants Division is comprised of six deputies, two senior clerks, and one sergeant. 

In 2005, the total warrants on hand were 17,077, in 2006, the total warrants on hand increased to 17,531, in 2007, the total warrants on hand increased to 17,940, and in 2008, the total warrants on hand increased to a record high of 18,195.  The total number began decreasing in 2009 to 17,645.

Through May 31, 2014 the Warrants Division received 1,760 arrest warrants and cleared a total of 1,221.  The current number of active arrest warrants is 15,327.

Do you know where a current wanted subject resides or works?  Contact our Warrants Division at 847 377 4300 or Lake County Crime Stoppers at 847 662 2222. 

“Warrant numbers continued to rise as far back as anybody can remember,” Sheriff Mark C. Curran, Jr. said.  The reasons why warrant numbers rise every year include the fact that suspects would move out of the state and country.  Additionally, the Lake County Sherif’s Office is the central depository for all warrants in Lake County, not just Lake County Sheriff’s Office cases.  I came into office with a commitment to go after the ever rising warrant numbers.  We have been able to do that by reallocation of man power, intelligence gathering including furnishing all municipal agencies with updates on warrants in their jurisdiction, and working with judges and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office on quashing antiquated lesser offense arrest warrants.  I am pleased to say this is one of the reasons why Lake County is a safer place to live, work, and visit.”

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