Wanted DUI suspect caught in DHS police sweep
Desert Hot Springs Police Department officers with dozens of outstanding arrest warrants fanned out into neighborhoods in search of high risk DUI offenders Sunday.
Officers served warrants and arrested one offender who either failed to show up for a court date or violated terms of their probation in an outstanding DUI case.
“The best bet for anyone with a missed DUI court date is to go to court on their own now,” said Sergeant Daud Chang. “If you don’t, that warrant isn’t going away. We’re going to come find you and take you to jail.”
Those caught often face additional jail time for failing to appear in court or for violating probation.
Funding for the operation is provided by a grant form the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
