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 on September 23, 2026.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Armstrong County comes from a judge of the Armstrong 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 Armstrong County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Armstrong County that means the Armstrong 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.armstrong.pa.us/index.php/county-government-m/prothonotary-clerk... (page title: Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts), phone 724-548-3252, 500 E. Market Street, Suite 103 Kittanning, PA 16201, Monday thru Friday Closed: 12:00pm to 1:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Serves Warrants in Armstrong County
The agencies that report for Kittanning, Leechburg, Apollo, West Kittanning, Rural Valley, Parker and one more cities serve warrants in Armstrong County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Armstrong County: the Bureau of Forestry in Armstrong County and the Office of Attorney General Region 3 in Armstrong County (state agency); the Armstrong County State Police (state police); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Armstrong County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 12 agencies in Armstrong County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 639 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Armstrong County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Armstrong County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail held about 140 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at inmatelookup.co.armstrong.pa.us/Details.aspx. The Armstrong County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Armstrong County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Armstrong County
Whether a warrant is out from Armstrong County shows in four places:
- The court file of the case, through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 724-548-3252, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The District Attorney, phone 724-548-3240, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the sheriff's office at inmatelookup.co.armstrong.pa.us/Details.aspx, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Armstrong County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) 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 Armstrong County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Armstrong County that means appearing before the Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
A missed date in a case before the Magisterial District Courts is handled by that court, not by the Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.armstrong.pa.us, phone 724-548-3240.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Armstrong County?
Not from the Armstrong 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 file is the record of a warrant: ask the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases at 724-548-3252.
Who serves warrants in Armstrong County?
The police agency that finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Armstrong County held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Armstrong County 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 at 724-548-3252.
Is this the official Armstrong County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.