Warrants The Warrant Division of the Lake County Sheriff Department is responsible for the following duties:
- Enter and clear both misdemeanor and felony warrants into IDACS/NCIC, and maintain an active file on all outstanding warrants.
- Detectives search for and arrest suspects with outstanding warrants who are located within Lake County, Indiana.
- Respond to inquiries from law enforcement personnel, courts, prosecutors, attorneys, and the public in general in regards to persons with possible outstanding warrants.
- Maintain an active file on all suspects with outstanding warrants, who are pending extradition to the Lake County Jail upon authorization from the Lake County Prosecutors office.
- Upon receiving authorization from the Lake County Prosecutors Office, Detectives extradite suspects with outstanding warrants arrested by law enforcement personnel outside the state of Indiana.
- Transport suspects to the Lake County Jail who have been arrested on outstanding warrants by law enforcement agencies within Lake County, In.
- Process suspects through the Lake County Jail who have surrendered themselves due to having outstanding warrants.
