Loose cannons at MCSD?

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What is going on at the McHenry County Sheriff's Department? Don't they have enough work? Are they all caught up on all the unserved warrants?

Several months ago a McHenry County woman was arrested for operating an unlicensed daycare and for endangering the life of a child. In fact, she was arrested several times. DCFS was involved.

And then, wonder of all wonders, DCFS dropped all of its charges. And DCFS didn't even bother to inform her. She had to find out on her own three weeks after the charges were dropped. So, if DCFS drops its charges, what's left?

What's left is to get the criminal charges stopped. Unfortunately, the prosecutors and the lawyer(s) for the defendant don't put their heads together quickly and get the court action stopped.

And then along comes the Sheriff's Department with new charges, and the warrants team sweeps in in the early evening and again after midnight. You'd think that John Dillinger was holed up in McHenry County.

Does the person in charge of warrants sic his team on the most dangerous criminals first or do they go after the "low-hanging fruit"? Is it more important to get on the scoreboard and fill up Hotel Nygren?

Why do they give some guy like Greg Pyle the "opportunity" to turn himself in, but they go out after midnight to pick up somebody that they could reach by telephone? Does the MCSD know that DCFS dropped its charges?

Why doesn't someone in Warrants call the defendant's lawyer, inform her of new charges and ask if surrender can be arranged? We're not talking about Nygren's Top Ten here. Not even the Top Hundred. Not even the Top Two Hundred. How big is the unserved warrants backlog?

If a cop knocks on my door after midnight and asks if he can come in, the answer is "No." If he has a legal right to come in, he'll say so and he won't ask. Of course, I'll want to read his warrant to enter. So, why would I want to let him in? I might ask, "Do I have to let you in?" If he says I don't, then I'll tell him to have a good night, that I am going to close the door and turn out the light, and wish him a safe night.

Know your rights! If you don't know them, you don't have any.