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I walk up to the door with my rope on and a .44 in my right hand.
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Kinky!
I think you mean “robe”.
[QUOTE=Risha]
Now we just need nine more guys.
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We need shotguns for this job.
[QUOTE=jjimm]
Kinky!
I think you mean “robe”.
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(And here I am past the edit window…)
[QUOTE=El_Kabong]
…specifically the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department.
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Would that be Montgomery County Ohio?
[QUOTE=spooje]
Would that be Montgomery County Ohio?
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Nope, Texas. There sure are a lot of Montgomery Counties, though. My last move was from the one in PA to the one in TX.
Still haven’t found Justin’s stash, dammit.
[QUOTE=FordPrefect]
We all need Charlize Theron, get in line.
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Hey! I’m in line! And I’ve got a mini!
oh, you mean mini cooper? never mind.
[QUOTE=SomeUserName]
Do they think the criminal is going to sit around for two years at the same address knowing there is a warrant out for them at that address.
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I’ve always wondered about this. How do you find out that there’s a warrant out for you? Are you somehow notified? I’m wondering if there are a bunch of people out there with warrants out for their arrest who have no idea.
[QUOTE=kathmandu]
I’ve always wondered about this. How do you find out that there’s a warrant out for you? Are you somehow notified? I’m wondering if there are a bunch of people out there with warrants out for their arrest who have no idea.
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Around these parts, they send you a letter in the mail (uncertified). Whether you’re still at that address to receive it, well…
Yes, I’m quite sure there are people that have warrants they don’t know about, but I’ll bet they might have an inkling they possibly aren’t square with the law.
[QUOTE=kathmandu]
I’ve always wondered about this. How do you find out that there’s a warrant out for you? Are you somehow notified? I’m wondering if there are a bunch of people out there with warrants out for their arrest who have no idea.
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Would it be bad if I just went down to the police station and said, “Hey, got any warrants out on me?”
Bad for whom?
All I got yesterday was two Seventh Day Adventists trying to stop abortions. They need to lose the suit and ties and hide the abortion pamplets from view if they want you too even open the screen door.
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]
All I got yesterday was two Seventh Day Adventists trying to stop abortions. They need to lose the suit and ties and hide the abortion pamplets from view if they want you too even open the screen door.
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Well, did they stop the abortion you apparently had going on there?
[QUOTE=El_Kabong]
…specifically the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. Seems you have a warrant out for having sold pot out of the house you were renting back in '06, and that I now own. The deputy came round to bang loudly on my door at 8:30 tonight. Scared the bejeebers out of me. And since I apparently look about your age and have a beard, as you do in the photo he showed me, he seemed a little dubious that I didn’t actually know you. Profiling and all that, I guess.
So, thanks for giving me a fright and putting the cops on me, all because you happened to sell some weed to the wrong party a while back. Twit.
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Next time just tell them right off that Dave’s not here, man.
[QUOTE=El_Kabong]
Would it be bad if I just went down to the police station and said, “Hey, got any warrants out on me?”
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Just pick up the phone and call. At one point here they would give that info out over the phone. It has been years since I called though.
You bought a house since 06? I’m so sorry to hear that. 
[QUOTE=kathmandu]
I’ve always wondered about this. How do you find out that there’s a warrant out for you? Are you somehow notified? I’m wondering if there are a bunch of people out there with warrants out for their arrest who have no idea.
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This will work: Tell them that you are Mr. James (your real last name) (make up another first name if your real first name is James) and say that your brother is a real fuck up and you hope he isn’t in trouble again. Start crying. If you can’t cry on demand, drink a fifth of Jim Beam and think about the bitch in seventh grade who broke your heart, then call.
Tell them that James was a good boy but he has lost his way and you will Solemnly Pray that he finds The Lord, but just want to know if he is in any trouble with “y’all”.
When they give you the info and ask where “James” is, tell them “God Bless” and hang up..
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]
All I got yesterday was two Seventh Day Adventists trying to stop abortions. They need to lose the suit and ties and hide the abortion pamplets from view if they want you too even open the screen door.
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I like they way they always travel in pairs, as if they’re looking for an ark.
[QUOTE=jtgain]
This will work: Tell them that you are Mr. James (your real last name) (make up another first name if your real first name is James) and say that your brother is a real fuck up and you hope he isn’t in trouble again. Start crying. If you can’t cry on demand, drink a fifth of Jim Beam and think about the bitch in seventh grade who broke your heart, then call.
Tell them that James was a good boy but he has lost his way and you will Solemnly Pray that he finds The Lord, but just want to know if he is in any trouble with “y’all”.
When they give you the info and ask where “James” is, tell them “God Bless” and hang up..
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Thanks for all the responses to my question. I just wanted to make it clear that I’m asking ONLY out of curiosity. When I was about 20, I was pulled over for a moving violation and was arrested on an outstanding warrant I knew nothing about (for a by-law infraction for dog running at large, but that’s another story).
YMMV, Do Not Spray Directily Into Eyes, Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball, etc., etc., but…part of my job as a dispatcher is entering those damn warrants into the system. We have an anal retentive QA person who insists that every single known address for a wanted person gets entered on their warrant (we try to include dates, too, but we don’t always have them). A lot of habitual criminals aren’t known for their length of residency at any one place, so we end up entering 8 or 10 addresses for one scumbag. Most cops know, though, that if the address is further down towards the bottom of the list, it’s probably an old one.
We get printouts all the time from other agencies that have entered warrants on someone who has an address in our county. It’s pretty neat, you can enter it and simultaneously send it to any terminal in the country.
In Texas, you can call Austin DPS and they will tell you if you have any warrants. They will tell you how to take care of them, too, to avoid arrest. They were very helpful with my son and his assorted troubles. (He has no warrants now, thank Og.)
They’d rather have your money than lock you up, anyway.