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 October 2, 2026.
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Shippensburg comes from a judge of the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District 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.
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Who Issues Warrants in Shippensburg
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Shippensburg that means the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters; the Magisterial District Courts issue their own warrants on the cases before them.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep that file.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Shippensburg
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Shippensburg (filed by the FBI as Shippensburg Police Department) serve warrants in and around Shippensburg.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, five state agencies, three other agencies and one state police unit in Cumberland County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Cumberland County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 14 agencies in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,379 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Shippensburg arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Shippensburg 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 Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, held about 340 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings. The Shippensburg inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Shippensburg on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Shippensburg
The places to check for a warrant from Shippensburg:
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The custody page of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
The one Cumberland County page SearchSystems verified, the records request page, is not a list of open warrants.
Clearing a Warrant from Shippensburg
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Shippensburg starts with the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the Magisterial District Courts is handled by that court, not by the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Shippensburg?
Not from the Cumberland County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
Who serves warrants in Shippensburg?
The agency that reports for Shippensburg inside the city and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Shippensburg held?
At the county jail, run by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Shippensburg 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 Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
Is this the official Shippensburg 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.