Edmonton police are launching an aggressive campaign that will affect everyone from criminals to those caught littering.
It will start with Edmonton police setting up billboards, signs and information on the web urging people to come forward and deal with their warrants.
“This is your opportunity to have that black cloud taken from over your head. Come into any one of the five divisional stations - turn yourself in and go through the process of cleansing that warrant.”
There are about 16,000 outstanding warrants in the Edmonton area.
If those with warrants related to violent crimes don't come forward - it could be a little embarrassing.
“Throughout the process of the next month we will be publishing pictures,” says Staff Sgt. Regan James of the Edmonton Police Service, “we will be actively putting those faces out of people that we select that we feel are worthy of being in the media. They're a danger to the public.”
After April 2nd, police will begin the second part of their campaign enforcement. At that point people could see their names and pictures advertised or potentially have police visit their workplace.
The warrants relate to everything from violent assaults to parking tickets.
“We will be coming proactively for you,” says James, “looking for you, whether that's daylight hours, night time hours, stopping cars and knocking on doors for that proactive approach.”
For more information you can see the EPS' FAQs page for Project Owe
with files from Laurel Clark
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