Since law enforcement officers serve the vast majority of arrest warrants, a good place to start a Grant Parish arrest warrant search is with the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office. The office is at 205 Cypress St., Colfax, LA 71417. Emails to the sheriff should be sent to [email protected].The Grant Parish Sheriff has a website, https://www.grantso.org/, which presents some information on tax payments, office departments, and news updates. However, it has no information or links to outside sites dealing with arrest warrant searches, active warrants, or arrest records. However, a phone call to the sheriff’s office may yield potential data sources on active warrants and arrests.
The Thirty-Fifth Judicial District Court of Louisiana covers Grant Parish. Its website is https://35jdc.com/.There is a link to an online judicial docket page showing the current cases before the court. Thus, if an individual’s name is known, a review of the court docket may reveal their status, including arrests and convictions (helpful in criminal background and arrest records inquiries). There is also the Grant Parish Clerk of Court, which manages all the papers filed in connection with court cases. That office may provide some guidance on where to obtain information on all aspects of a case, including arrest warrants and arrest records. The clerk of court’s contact information is 200 Main Street, P.O. Box 263, Colfax, LA 71417.
How can you get a copy of an arrest report or information on outstanding warrants from Parish over the phone? (Updated-2021)
- Call the Grant Parish Detention Center at (318) 627-3261 when seeking details on arrests and inmates.
- Contact the Sheriff’s Office at 318-627-3261 when seeking arrest records and police reports
- Contact the City Courts at 318-646-9226/318-627-9978/318-640-7898/318-310-2014/318-899-5458 when you need to know about arrest warrants.
- Call the District Attorney’s Office at 318-627-3205 when you need victim’s assistance.
- Contact the Clerk of Court’s Office at 318-627-3246 when you want to know how to seek judicial records.
Crime statistics of Grant Parish
In 2014, the annual crime rate of Grant Parish was 174 instances, which included 8 violent crimes and 166 property crimes.
The number of complaints against aggravated assaults was the highest in the violent crime category, at 7. Larceny-theft was the most common property crime, with 88 reports. Burglary complaints, which accounted for more than 74 incidents, came in second.
Older crime statistics
In the years from 2001 through 2008, 1222 crimes were reported in Grant Parish, LA. Almost 140 of those reported crimes were violent crimes, and on average, there are almost 200 crimes per year in the parish, although the vast majority of those crimes are property theft crimes. For individuals with the right credentials, the most efficient way to find out about outstanding warrants and arrest records in Grant Parish would be the Louisiana State Police’s resources. For those not so authorized, some phone calls and emails to local offices may be the only means to obtain information on active warrants and criminal backgrounds.