Warrants Bureau

9105 NW 25th St.
Doral, FL 33172
Phone: 305-471-1700
Fax: 305-471-1736  
Email: wbinfo@mdpd.com 
Major: Andrew S. Glass

The Warrants Bureau is responsible for serving felony warrants in Miami-Dade County issued by the local criminal justice system and all jurisdictions nationwide. The Bureau is comprised of:

• Felony Apprehension Squads
  The Felony Apprehension Squads' primary responsibilities are to locate and apprehend individuals with outstanding felony warrants. Additional duties include the service of writs of bodily attachment, ex-parte orders, juvenile pick-up orders, grand jury indictments, and penal warrants. Squad members also assist in returning wanted subjects from other jurisdictions to Miami-Dade County for judicial proceedings.
  
  The Bureau participates in two ongoing multi-agency operations; one with the U.S. Marshals Service: Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force and one with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Florida Fugitive Task Force. The task forces target fugitives wanted for federal and state warrants, as well as high impact violent crimes including, but not limited to, homicide, felonious assaults, robbery, rape, sexual exploitation of children and drug related offenses.
  
  
• Administration and Extraditions Unit
  The Administration and Extraditions Unit tracks and coordinates the arrest and return of felony subjects from around the world who are wanted in Miami-Dade County.
  
  
• Career Criminal Section
  The Career Criminal Section enforces all aspects of the Florida Career Offender Registration Act, such as verifying approximately 2,033 addresses per year of registered Career Criminals and serving arrest warrants on the Career Criminals.
  
  
• Headquarters Security Section
  The Headquarters Security Section is responsible for security at Miami-Dade Police Department’s Fred Taylor Headquarters Complex; which includes the Midwest District, Property and Evidence Section, fueling station, and the main Headquarters building.
  
  
• Desk Operations Unit
  The Desk Operations Unit is a 24/7 operation that provides support services for law enforcement officers nationwide, such as research and verification of all Miami-Dade County warrants.