OCSO conducts warrant roundup

On Monday, Oct. 6, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office conducted an unannounced warrant round-up throughout Orange County.

The focus of this warrant round-up was to locate and apprehend the fugitives of felony and county court misdemeanor warrants in Orange County. A total of 27 individuals were arrested during the operation.

There were 34 felonies and 11 misdemeanor warrants served. The criminal offenses ranged from felony theft, burglary, assault, fail to register as a sex offender, forgery, possession of a controlled substance, and felony DWI, along with the misdemeanor violations.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Cities of Vidor and Orange Police Departments, along with the United States Marshall’s Service Fugitive Task Force.

These unannounced warrant round-ups are part of an ongoing operation to reduce the number of fugitives in Orange County and help bring justice to the victims of these crimes.

If anyone has any information on a wanted person in Orange County, please contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at 883-2612 or 769-0291. A warrant list for Justices of the Peace, County Courts, and District Courts, can be found on the “County Warrants” link on the Orange County web page www.co.orange.tx.us .