Alexandria Warrant Records

Alexandria warrant records are managed by several agencies across Rapides Parish. The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, the Alexandria Police Department, and the Alexandria City Marshal's Office all play a role in issuing and serving warrants in the city. You can search for active arrest warrants, bench warrants, and other court warrant orders through phone calls, in-person visits, or by reaching the Alexandria Police Department warrant division directly. This page walks through each office and how to check for warrant records tied to Alexandria, Louisiana.

Alexandria Police Department Warrant Records

The Alexandria Police Department handles warrant records at 1000 Bolton Avenue in Alexandria, LA 71301. The main number is (318) 449-5099. For direct warrant questions, call the Warrant Division at (318) 441-6468. You can also email the warrant division at apd-warrants@cityofalex.com. This is the best contact when you need to check if someone has an active city warrant in Alexandria.

The APD Warrant Division works with the Alexandria City Court on warrants that come from city cases. If someone misses a court date at the city level, a bench warrant gets issued and routed through the police department. The warrant division staff can check and tell you if a warrant is active, what the charge is, and what steps to take if you want to resolve it. Search with the full name and date of birth ready when you call.

Alexandria City Marshal and Warrant Records

The Alexandria City Marshal's Office plays a key role in warrant service. Marshal Jerome Hopewell has led the office since 2018. The office sits at 515 Washington Street in Alexandria, LA 71301. You can reach them at (318) 449-5149 or by fax at (318) 449-5120. Email goes to jerome.hopewell@cityofalex.com.

The City Marshal's Office has a staff of 10 full-time and 4 part-time employees who cover Wards 1, 2, and 8 of Rapides Parish. Their duties include executing warrants, serving civil process, enforcing courthouse security, serving criminal subpoenas, performing evictions, collecting garnishments, and executing seizure and sale of property. When a judge at Alexandria City Court signs a warrant, the marshal's office is often the agency that goes out to serve it.

The Alexandria City Marshal's website is a good starting point for understanding how city-level warrants move through the system in Alexandria. Under Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 202, a judge must find probable cause before issuing an arrest warrant. Once signed, the warrant gets filed with the court and sent to either the marshal or the sheriff for service.

The City Marshal also handles courtroom security for Alexandria City Court. That dual role means the marshal's office sees a lot of warrant activity on any given day.

Note: The Alexandria City Marshal's Office only handles warrants issued through Alexandria City Court, not parish-level warrants from the 9th Judicial District.

Rapides Parish Sheriff and Alexandria Warrant Records

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office maintains the parish-wide warrant database that covers Alexandria and all other communities in Rapides Parish. Their office is at 701 Murray Street in Alexandria, LA 71301. The main phone number is (318) 473-6700. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

For warrant records tied to felony cases or 9th Judicial District Court matters, the sheriff's office is the right contact. The Rapides Parish Sheriff maintains an online warrant records warrant database on their website where you can search by name. This is one of the few parishes in Louisiana that offers some form of online access to warrant information. Parish-level arrest warrants and bench warrants from the district court flow through the sheriff's office rather than the city marshal.

There is coordination between all three agencies. The Alexandria Police Department, the City Marshal, and the Rapides Parish Sheriff all share records about active warrants. If you call any one of them, they can usually tell you if a warrant exists for a specific person in Alexandria, though detailed records may require contacting the issuing agency directly.

Search Warrant Records in Alexandria

You have several paths to check for active warrant records in Alexandria. The fastest is a phone call to check.

Call the APD Warrant Division at (318) 441-6468 for city-level warrants. Call the Rapides Parish Sheriff at (318) 473-6700 for parish-level warrants. Have the person's full legal name and date of birth ready. Staff can check the system while you wait for records on the line. They will confirm if a warrant is active and may share the charge and bond amount.

In-person requests work at multiple locations. You can visit the Alexandria Police Department at 1000 Bolton Avenue, the City Marshal at 515 Washington Street, or the Rapides Parish Clerk of Court at 701 Murray Street, Suite 102. The clerk's phone number is (318) 473-8153. To access records, bring a government-issued photo ID for any in-person visit. The clerk's office holds all official court warrant records filings for the 9th Judicial District, including warrant orders and arrest affidavits.

The Rapides Parish Clerk of Court is where certified copies of warrant documents live. Under La. R.S. 44:1, most warrant records become public once filed with the court or served by the sheriff. Basic status checks are free at any agency. Certified copies carry fees set by state law.

The screenshot above shows the Rapides Parish warrant search page, which covers all warrant records within the parish including Alexandria.

Alexandria Warrant Types

Several types of warrants get issued in Alexandria through the 9th Judicial District Court and Alexandria City Court.

Arrest warrant records come from a judge after law enforcement shows probable cause. The Alexandria Police Department or the Rapides Parish Sheriff can present evidence to the court, and if the judge agrees, a warrant is issued. Bench warrants are more common. They get issued when someone fails to appear for a court date or violates a court warrant order. If you miss a hearing at the Alexandria courthouse, the judge will likely issue a bench warrant record. You can sometimes clear a bench warrant record by going to court on your own or having your attorney file a motion to recall it.

Search warrants let officers search a specific place. These are usually sealed while the warrant case is active and do not show up in a standard warrant search.

Statewide Warrant Search Tools for Alexandria

Beyond local offices in Alexandria, Louisiana runs several statewide tools that can surface warrant-related records. The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) is the central state records repository. They keep records from all 64 parishes. Learn more at lsp.org.

The state also offers an Internet Background Check (IBC) at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov. It costs $31 total. The IBC runs a name-based search against the Louisiana criminal warrant records database. Results often come back within 24 hours. This may show arrest records linked to warrants in Alexandria, but it is not a live warrant check. Under La. R.S. 15:587, criminal records information release is governed by state law.

You can also track custody status through Louisiana VINE. This free system covers warrant records for all 64 parish jails. If someone gets booked and arrested on a warrant record in Alexandria, you can sign up for warrant records alerts when their status changes. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections publishes a Most Wanted list as well. For fingerprint-based record checks, use IdentoGO to schedule an appointment.

Note: The IBC is not a real-time warrant search and should not be used as a substitute for calling the Alexandria Police Department warrant division directly.

Nearby Cities

Alexandria sits in central Louisiana. These nearby cities also have warrant records pages.