Tyler courts plan warrant sweep

Anyone with outstanding warrants beware - law enforcement agencies from more than 150 jurisdictions across Texas announced recently they will join forces in what is believed to be the largest joint warrant sweep ever.

The multi-jurisdictional warrant roundup will begin on Saturday, March 3, and will continue for several days. Arrests will focus on persons with warrants from all of the 150 participating jurisdictions.

These jurisdictions include all of the largest Texas metropolitan areas, from the Metroplex to Austin to San Antonio to Corpus Christi, and from El Paso to Houston, along with numerous counties, justices of the peace, and municipalities of all sizes.

Hundreds of thousands of notices were mailed during the past few days to persons with warrants active against them in those jurisdictions.

Although the concentration is on Class C charges, which include traffic, criminal parking, penal code and city ordinance violations, higher charge warrants will also be served.

Affected persons are urged to contact the appropriate jurisdiction or jurisdictions during the next two weeks to dispose of their cases voluntarily to avoid the inconvenience and embarrassment of arrest at home or at work in front of family, friends or co-workers. The Court also wants the public to be aware that lying to an officer about whether a wanted person is in a house or business is a crime.

Anyone with an outstanding warrant may contact the Court by calling 903-531-1266 to find out how to take care of those warrants.

Warrants can also be paid online at www.cityoftyler.org under the "I Want To" menu at the top of the page. A kiosk in the lobby of the Municipal Court is also available for those paying with credit cards.