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.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has about 351,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Westmoreland County comes from a judge of the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
In Pennsylvania an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Westmoreland County that means the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Murrysville, Greensburg, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Jeannette, Latrobe and 17 more cities serve warrants in Westmoreland County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, three campus police departments, five state agencies and one state police unit in Westmoreland County (the arrest records guide names each one); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The agency that serves a warrant from Westmoreland County is whichever one finds the person; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid across Pennsylvania.
Together, the 25 agencies in Westmoreland County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 5,063 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Westmoreland County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Westmoreland 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, run by the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office, held about 520 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at apps.westmorelandcountypa.gov/prison/PrisonInmates/PRISON_INMATES.ASP. The Westmoreland County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
The places to check for a warrant from Westmoreland County:
- 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) 830-3949, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office at apps.westmorelandcountypa.gov, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Westmoreland County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff'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 Westmoreland County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Westmoreland County 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 Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at westmorelandcountypa.gov, phone (724) 830-3949.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Westmoreland County?
Not from the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County?
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Pennsylvania warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Westmoreland County held?
At the county jail, run by the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Westmoreland 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.
Is this the official Westmoreland 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.