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County Sees Warrant Inventory Decline; DA, Sheriff Outline Batch-dismissal and Fugitive Operations
Summary
A county task group found active warrants at a 15-year low and reported that about 80% of active warrants are misdemeanor-level; the District Attorney described batch-dismissal protocols for older minor warrants while the Sheriff described a new felony fugitive detective and intelligence-led operations.
Santa Barbara County officials reported Dec. 9 that the current active-warrant inventory has declined to historic lows and that the large majority of active warrants are for misdemeanor-level offenses. County data presented by the probation department showed the active warrant list had fallen to about 9,670 (a snapshot used for the subcommittee), with roughly 80% misdemeanor warrants…
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