Got a DUI Warrant? The Police Are Coming For You

Davis Police and other Yolo County law enforcement agencies aren't letting DUI suspects who skip court slide.

"Yolo County Law Enforcement Officers with dozens of outstanding arrest warrants will be fanning out this into neighborhoods in search of high-risk DUI offenders," the Davis Police Department said in a press release. "Officers will be serving warrants and arresting those who either failed to show up for a court date or violated terms of their probation in an outstanding DUI case."

Police note a date hasn't yet been determined for the warrant sweep. The press release states many offenders hope they'll be able to slip through the cracks by not showing for a court date, and police want to discourage that.

The full press release follows:

Davis, CA – The hope is that if they just don’t show up for court, the police won’t have the manpower to come find them.  If your violation is a DUI, don’t count on it.   Yolo County Law Enforcement Officers with dozens of outstanding arrest warrants will be fanning out this into neighborhoods in search of high-risk DUI offenders.  Officers will be serving warrants and arresting those who either failed to show up for a court date or violated terms of their probation in an outstanding DUI case. 

With hundreds of warrants in the system, some people are hoping they can put it off, not deal with it and hope it just goes away.  DUI offenders must know that their offense is very serious, and that they will be found and taken to jail.  The other way is to go back to court or to a local law enforcement office and turn themselves in.

Those caught often face additional jail time for failing to appear in court or for violating probation. When family, friends, and co-workers find out, violators can also face personal embarrassment as they are led away in handcuffs, as well as missing work while sitting in jail.

Special DUI Warrant Service Operations along with regularly scheduled ‘High Visibility’ DUI enforcement has a deterrent effect on those who disregard driving safety and abuse alcohol and drugs.  

Yolo County law enforcement places a high priority on lowering deaths and injury with the goal of removing impaired drivers and heightening awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.  

Funding for the operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Report Drunk Drivers; Call 9-1-1!

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