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Are you wanted by the law? Find out at new Web site

Judi Villa
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 12, 2007 04:26 PM


Are you wanted by the law?

Are you sure?

You might want to check the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Web site to be sure, says Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The site lists 70,000 people with warrants for their arrest.

To see the list of wanted people, go to www.mcso.org and click on Techno-Cops.

"There are many, many people in this county who have warrants for them, and they don't know they have warrants," Arpaio said.

The online database, called Techno-Cops, first was unveiled a year ago with the names of 30,000 fugitives wanted for various crimes, including homicide, sexual assault, DUI and drug offenses. About 500 warrants have been cleared since then, Arpaio said.

Friday, the database was increased to include all 70,000 open warrants in the county. Misdemeanor warrants also are included.

The database can be searched by name or zip code, so people can turn in their friends and neighbors, too.

Some warrants date back to the 1970s. About 37 percent are for drug offenses. Ten percent are for moving violations.

Arpaio said he will send out his posse and deputies to track down fugitives who don't surrender themselves.

"You violate the law," Arpaio said, "you should go through the criminal justice system and pay your debt to society."



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