“If an offender fails to report to the probation office as instructed, a Correctional Probation Officer will attempt to locate the offender by gaining new contact information (such as a phone number, new employer or new address), contacting the employment site to gain information from the employer on any new contact information, conducting a field visit to any known residences, and contacting any/all family members and collateral contacts to ask if they are aware of the offender’s whereabouts,” agency spokeswoman Michelle Glady said in an email. “Once we have exhausted these options in attempting to locate an offender, the officer then moves forward with the violation report, filing an affidavit and requesting a warrant. Our Absconder Unit will follow up with various law enforcement agencies to provide and share information and cross-analyze databases to generate leads. Physical tracking or investigating of absconders is handled by other law enforcement, like a county sheriff’s office or local police department.”