The police addressed me with a warrant for theft by check, I was told to turn myself in, do I have to?

I am a school teacher and mother, I can hardly stand the idea that I will have to turn myself in and have an arrest on my record. The police came over last night, but they did not arrest me due to the fact that I was here alone with my young son. They were very cordialdespite the situation, but I hate to think that there isn't some other way to handle this besides having to go through this, much less the expense that will be involved. Can take care of my financial obligation without having to go through this process? I am very nervous. After my husband lost his job, our bank account went crazy with the snowball effect. NSF fees astronomical causing other checks not to clear, I have tried very hard to take care of these outstanding checks and I feel that I am seeing a light, now this has happened.