Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for New Castle comes from a judge of the Henry Circuit and Superior Courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: New Castle public records, Henry County warrants, New Castle arrest records, New Castle inmate search, New Castle criminal records, New Castle court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in New Castle
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For New Castle that means the Henry Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a city and town court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
For Henry County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at in.gov/courts/local/henry-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Henry County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in New Castle
The Henry County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for New Castle (filed by the FBI as New Castle Police Department) serve warrants in and around New Castle.
The Shirley Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Henry County, so its arrests are not broken out for Henry County here.
A warrant issued in Henry County is good anywhere in Indiana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Henry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 632 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in New Castle arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from New Castle Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, held about 220 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at henrycounty.in.gov/157/Sheriffs-Office. The New Castle inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in New Castle on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in New Castle
Whether a warrant is out from New Castle shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone 765-529-4614, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Henry County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from New Castle
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from New Castle starts with the Clerk of the Circuit Court: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at henrycounty.in.gov/197/Prosecutors-Office, phone 765-529-4614.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in New Castle?
Not from the Henry County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Who serves warrants in New Castle?
The agency that reports for New Castle inside the city and the Henry County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in New Castle held?
At the county jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from New Castle cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Is this the official New Castle website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.