Sheriff uses food stamp applications to find people with felony warrants

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Seven Jackson County law enforcement agencies swept the metro area today to serve 300 felony warrants.

Many people on the list were found with the help of the Department of Agriculture. Their applications for food stamps led police to their whereabouts, according to Sgt. Lane T. Eitel, of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.

“We’re not targeting people because they’re on food stamps,” Eitel said. “It’s just another way to find people, that’s all.”

Labeled “Operation Talon” the sweep was hosted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and will serve warrants in the police jurisdictions of Kansas City, Independence, Grandview, Raytown, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and Grain Valley.

“(The warrants) are for everything,” Eitel said, “probation violation, forgery like bad checks, drug warrants, stealing.”



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