Just in time for Mother's Day, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department is wrapping up a special two-day roundup targeting parents who are behind on child support payments. A bench warrant must have been issued against the person. The department will also ask for a current picture and address where the person may be found.
Deputies promise to try to pick up the person or place a boot on the person's car.
There are nearly 28,000 Wayne County cases where warrants were issued. Normally 10 sheriff's deputies work full time on the cases, making about 9,500 arrests a year, the department said. The child-support hot line started Thursday and is to continue today. This is the fourth time in the last 10 years the department has conducted the roundup. By the end of the business day Thursday, the line had logged 150 calls.