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BR constable says there are 100,000 outstanding warrants.

Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:31 am
Posted by RunninReb
Member since Feb 2023
500 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:31 am
if that figure is correct then is that something like 20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?

Make this make sense.

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Posted by Yaboylsu63
Member since Mar 2014
3496 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:33 am to
Well then that means there’s plenty to work with for Jeff’s team of feds doing warrant sweeps.

Remember when he got up there and promised that during his presser?

Still waiting Jeff
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132092 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:33 am to
The warrants for gun crime stuff need to be resolved ASAP

Those are the POSs that are the biggest priority
Posted by LSUMJ
BR
Member since Sep 2004
20849 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:34 am to
The same people have multiple warrants

I posted this on poliboard

Quote from the chief constable on why so many
The pandemic hit, then we had a storm that hit, then we had a snowstorm, so it seemed like every time we wanted to get to the warrants, it was always something going on,” Williams said.”


frick her lazy arse
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
21140 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:34 am to
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BR constable says there are 100,000 outstanding warrants.



I'm guessing half are for missing court dates for traffic violations and things like that. I've accidentally done that and had a bench warrant.

They need to filter this for things involving guns, violence, etc. and go knock down doors. Get the feds or national guard involved.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
104748 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:34 am to
quote:

if that figure is correct then is that something like 20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?


Each count is one warrant.

I’m assuming NBR has some individuals who have triple digit warrants out for them.
Posted by Tower_Tiger12
Member since Jan 2021
1200 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:36 am to
Colored me shocked
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
4291 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:38 am to
quote:

20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?


Traffic/red light camera tickets.
Posted by BitBuster
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2017
1894 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:58 am to
quote:

...in an attempt to address the backlog of over 100,000 outstanding warrants.
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Beginning on Monday, deputy constables, along with neighboring agencies in possession of Baton Rouge city court warrants, will begin picking up residents with outstanding warrants. The initiative will last until Thursday.
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The goal of the pick-ups is to get people through the court system faster, so residents won't have to sit in jail for minor offenses and pay extra fees.
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Most times it's traffic tickets, seat belt tickets, speeding tickets, no insurance, misdemeanor stuff, domestic violence warrants," she said.
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Of her 43 deputy constable positions slotted for the department, only 28 are filled


I'm no math wizard, but I don't think 28 constables are going to be able to pick up 100,000 people by Thursday.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
45285 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:00 am to
quote:

if that figure is correct then is that something like 20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?


Have you been around town? I'd say that's low.
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
12049 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:06 am to
Quibble,
Driving without insurance affects more people than some of the other misdemeanors. It affects all of our insurance rates not to mention when they are the cause of a wreck.
Posted by hubreb
Member since Nov 2008
2145 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:09 am to
tracking down warrants is what they've been doing in Memphis, charging anyone they can with federal crimes...the guys charged locally are still be released
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
2336 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:10 am to
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I'm guessing half are for missing court dates for traffic violations and things like that. I've accidentally done that and had a bench warrant.
Same, I missed a jury duty summons that was mailed to my apparent from which I had recently moved. Once I became aware I attended jury duty and they said they’d remove it, but it’s a Government employee, so who knows if I’m still in the database or not.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
97770 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:11 am to
quote:

if that figure is correct then is that something like 20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?



Those perps probably have multiple warrants each.

Regardless, it's unacceptable and Landry should start threatening to withhold funding.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
69114 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:16 am to
quote:

if that figure is correct then is that something like 20% of the people in Baton Rouge have a warrant out on them?

I think there's probbbbably some repeat offenders in there.
Posted by SoggyCerealClub
Member since Apr 2026
149 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:16 am to
The Constable that cried racism when Sid announced pay raises for BRPD but not her office?

Sounds like they haven’t been doing their jobs, imagine that.
Posted by BayouBandit24
Member since Aug 2010
17220 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:20 am to
quote:

The pandemic hit, then we had a storm that hit, then we had a snowstorm, so it seemed like every time we wanted to get to the warrants, it was always something going on,” Williams said.”


Absolutely absurd that she said this with a straight face.
Posted by Oswald
South of the St. George Buffer Zone
Member since Aug 2011
4453 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:22 am to
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frick her lazy arse

Posted by Dingeaux
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
5876 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:23 am to
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Most times it's traffic tickets, seat belt tickets, speeding tickets, no insurance, misdemeanor stuff, domestic violence warrants," she said.


Should "domestic violence" warrants be included in the same trivial manner as traffic tickets and seat belt tickets?
Posted by BitBuster
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2017
1894 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 10:45 am to
quote:

Sounds like they haven’t been doing their jobs, imagine that.


If their constable head count is supposed to be at 43 - according to their budget and only have 28. (65%) AND they're getting paid less than their BRPD neighbors, I can guarantee you the DGAF level is HIGH in that department. Especially if there's an extreme lack of leadership to turn it around.

They'll never get to all 100,000 warrants even if they had 100 officers. Surely some of the lesser offenses can be automated out of the judicial system.
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