Police Records

Law enforcement professionals working for departments across the country are responsible for keeping track of records that involve arrests and convictions. Police can arrest someone on suspicion of a crime and can arrest people caught breaking the law. The court can also issue a warrant, which gives police the right to pick someone up and arrest that individual.

Police records refer to any records that those departments keep. You can often view active warrants, which are those in good standing. An active warrant means that a police officer can arrest someone for a crime. You might think that all warrants give police the right to arrive at a person’s home and arrest him or her on the spot, but there are different types of warrants. In some cases, police will only arrest a person for a warrant if they come across that person in the field. An example might be someone who has a warrant and gets stopped for speeding on the highway or running a red light.

Another issue that can relate to a warrant is when the court issues a warrant in an area where the person does not live. This often occurs in traffic cases. If you receive a ticket for speeding and do not appear or court or pay your fine by the deadline, the court can issue a warrant for your arrest. This will remain valid until you meet the conditions of the ticket. If you do not live in the same city, state or county where you got the ticket, you might not know about the warrant.