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Hollywood Park police report: jail rejections prompt 'file at large' practice and federal assistance in at least one case
Summary
Police said Bexar County jails have rejected some arrestees for medical or identification issues; Hollywood Park officers now sometimes release suspects and submit cases to the district attorney ("file at large"), and federal Marshals assisted in one case involving an out-of-state wanted individual.
Hollywood Park police told the City Council they have encountered repeated instances where the county jail refused to accept arrested persons, creating operational strain for the small town department and sometimes forcing officers to release suspects while filing cases later with the county district attorney.
Police Chief Pritchard described multiple recent incidents in which the jail rejected arrests for medical reasons or because the jail’s fingerprint system could not confirm identity. In one case, the department arrested a person wanted in New York on felony…
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