Warrants sweep nets 27 arrests in Anne Arundel

Published January 21, 2009 5:00am ET



The Anne Arundel Sheriff’s Office arrested 27 people wanted on outstanding warrants during a recent countywide sweep, Anne Arundel Sheriff Ron Bateman said Tuesday.

State courts were closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, allowing additional deputies and county police officers to serve felony and misdemeanor drug-related warrants without using overtime, he said.

The warrant sweep was coined, “Operation Rope a Dope,” and successfully cleared 36 warrants, he said.