Process to get warrants may be streamlined
Getting a warrant approved may soon be easier and faster for local law enforcement agents.
Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips said his office is in the process of implementing an electronic search warrant system for law enforcement officers and members of the court system, something that he said will noticeably improve the process.
“It should really improve the efficiency and the deliveries of warrants,” he said. “I wouldn’t call the current system slow and inefficient, but it is slower.”
Right now, when an officer is at the scene of a crime or engaged in an active investigation, the officer would have to leave the scene, fill out and file the affidavit. That document includes information su…
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