Ever Been Arrested AFTER You've Paid the Ticket?

[KennyFlys]

Imagine returning home from a trip overseas. You go through customs. Suddenly, you're under arrest for a bench warrant.

http://breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QP1REG1&show_article=1&catnum=0

This happens more often than we realize.

 

[mikea]

There's a reason the cops and the courts tell you to carry the discharge papers with you at all times for a while.

 

[ausrere]

There's a reason the cops and the courts tell you to carry the discharge papers with you at all times for a while.

And a reason most departments won't arrest on a warrant until it's confirmed by the issuing agency. As in, make a phone call, ask them to physically confirm the existence of the warrant, not just a computer entry of it's existence and then (and only then) make the arrest.

Can't say that's full proof either though. I've heard of served warrants accidentally getting put back in active files, but it's rare.

 

[etsisk]

Yes, Ma'am - WARRANT IN HAND is the operative phrase here in North Cackalacky, thank you very much. I can't imagine arresting someone simply on the basis of what the computer says!