The Summit County Sheriff's Office shared a post on Facebook.
The post carries the Warrant Wednesday hashtag.
A Weekly Push to Get Faces in Front of Residents
Warrant Wednesday extends the Sheriff's Office's wanted-bulletin outreach beyond its own social media. A prior Hoodline report described the agency's mobile app as another way for residents to receive those alerts.
That earlier report also described app features for receiving agency updates and submitting tips. The Sheriff's Office has promoted the option to receive Warrant Wednesday and other alerts on their phones.
Guidance in Another Warrant Case
The earlier Hoodline report also described guidance from officials in a separate Warrant Wednesday case: residents were asked not to approach the person named in that bulletin and instead to share information through the app or detective line. That advice concerned the other case, not necessarily the current alert.
Warrants and the Sheriff's Office app
The Summit County Sheriff's Office says its Warrants Unit serves current and outstanding warrants within the county. That describes the unit's responsibility; the office's page does not identify court records residents can use to check a particular warrant's status or related case outcome. See the Sheriff's Office Warrants Unit information for its stated role. The Akron Beacon Journal reported on September 16, 2021, that the Sheriff's Office launched its mobile app with a news release and social media posts. The Sheriff's Office says the app is not for reporting emergencies and advises residents to call 911 in an emergency; its app guidance explains that limitation.
