How Clearfield County Wanted Posts Work
The closest thing to an official hub is the Clearfield CRIMEWATCH Most Wanted portal. It is not a pure Clearfield County sheriff roster. Posts there have come from Monroeville, Bucks County, Lancaster Township, East Earl Township, and other agencies too. That mix carries a cost. You get no reliable count of Clearfield fugitives, no county-only posting schedule, and no standard photo policy. Treat it as a lead from agencies. It always deserves a second check.
Participating agencies build their own CRIMEWATCH entries. A typical post names the agency and links to an alleged offense. It adds a short narrative. It may include a docket or incident number, a name, an image, or a tip line. None of that tells you where the person lives. It may not even tell you whether the status still stands. The posting agency and the issuing court hold the real record. A charge can be withdrawn, amended, dismissed, or resolved in ways a stale post never reflects.
Note: Do not treat a missing name, an old post, or an image as proof that no warrant exists or that a warrant remains active.
Clearfield County Wanted Listing Fields
Read before you share. Fields shift from agency to agency. A linked image is not yours to copy or pass around. The table maps the fields you'll commonly see across this mixed-agency portal. No single Clearfield County post is guaranteed to carry them all.
| Field | What it can show |
|---|---|
| Name or alias | The identifier used by the posting agency. Confirm it against the court docket to avoid a similar-name match. |
| Alleged charge or warrant basis | The agency's description of the charge. It is not a court disposition. |
| Agency | The department that posted or seeks the person. This is the first office to verify. |
| Incident or docket reference | A number that can help connect the notice to UJS, PAeDocket, or the issuing court. |
| Narrative or caution text | Limited agency context that may change. It is not an invitation for the public to intervene. |
For a non-emergency tip, gather a few facts first. Jot down the posting agency and the county. Add any docket or incident reference, plus the post date if one is shown. Send that information to the agency or a verified tip channel. Never publish a home address, tail a person, or try a citizen arrest. If danger is happening right now, call 911.
Verify a Clearfield County Warrant
Clearfield County has no sheriff-hosted name-search tool for warrants. A most-wanted post and a warrant check answer two different questions. One asks the public for help finding selected people. The other asks whether a specific court record stands today. Start with the Pennsylvania UJS Case Search or PAeDocket. Filter to Clearfield County or the 46th Judicial District where the site allows it.
A docket can reveal a bench-warrant event, a failure to appear, bail activity, or a recall. It can also lag behind reality. It may skip an agency-only status or match several people at once. Pair a participant name with a docket number, complaint or incident number, OTN, SID, attorney, date, or calendar event whenever you have one. Only the issuing court or named agency can confirm the present status. An online result alone never can.
- Search UJS or PAeDocket using the best available identifier, then narrow the results to Clearfield County or Judicial District 46.
- Open the event history, not just the initial charge line. Note the issuing court, docket number, warrant-related event, and any later action.
- Call the issuing Magisterial District Court or named agency and ask which office can confirm status. Do not ask a third-party page to decide it.
- If the record concerns the person searching, contact counsel and the issuing court for a lawful resolution path. Do not try to avoid service or arrange a private confrontation.
Custody questions after a booking are separate from warrant questions. A call to the county jail can answer whether someone is currently held there. It cannot replace the issuing court's word on whether a warrant stands. For the broader picture of arrest records in this county, see the Clearfield County record lookup page.
Clearfield County Warrant Statuses
People say "warrant" for several different court events. A docket might show a bench warrant, a failure to appear, a bail action, or a later recall. It might also leave out a status only the agency tracks. The labels below frame the question to ask. They are not a legal classification of any one record. Only the issuing court or agency can say whether a particular warrant is active.
| Warrant type or status | Clearfield County verification route |
|---|---|
| Bench-warrant event | Review the UJS docket history, identify the issuing MDJ or court, then ask that office whether the event remains in effect. |
| Failure-to-appear or bail event | Read the related docket entries rather than assuming the first event is current. A later appearance, payment, recall, or other action may affect status. |
| Agency or law-enforcement status | Contact the named agency. Some information may not be fully shown in a public court result. |
| Recall, satisfaction, transfer, or similar later action | Ask the issuing court to explain the current record and preserve the docket number, date, and agency name when calling. |
A name match proves nothing by itself. Compare the court office, the complaint or incident number, an OTN or SID when available, the date, and the agency named in the notice. Clearfield County runs several district court offices. The arrest location, issuing court, jail, and posting agency can all differ. Someone can also be transferred or released before any online post catches up.
When UJS returns multiple possible cases, use the case number or incident reference from the agency instead of guessing off a name. The docket's calendar events help place a bench-warrant or bail entry in time. Still, the event list is no promise that all active law-enforcement information is public. Ask the office that issued the event to explain the current status and whether a court appearance or a call to counsel is needed.
The agency seeking a listed person may sit far outside Clearfield County, even when the post carries a Clearfield brand. The same caution fits old media items. They preserve yesterday's notice, not today's status. Anchor every search to the named agency and court. That habit guards against mistaken identity and keeps a public lead from hardening into something it was never meant to be.
Clearfield County Warrant Court Contacts
Magisterial District Judges handle much of the early criminal docket. A warrant belongs to the court that issued it. An arresting agency or the sheriff often handles service. The county directory lists four district court contacts. Staff there can route a public status question. They cannot give legal advice or turn an online docket into a final answer.
| Clearfield County court office | Telephone |
|---|---|
| MDJ 46-3-01, DuBois | 814-371-5321 |
| MDJ 46-3-02, Clearfield | 814-765-5335 |
| MDJ 46-3-03, Kylertown | 814-345-6789 |
| MDJ 46-3-04, Houtzdale | 814-378-7160 |
Need to reach the right office? Start with the Clearfield County Sheriff's Office at 814-765-2641, extension 5015, for warrant questions. If someone has been arrested and you want to know where they stand, call Clearfield County Prison at 814-765-7891. The jail does not publish a person-level roster anyone can check online. So a CRIMEWATCH entry alone won't tell you whether a person is still locked up, moved, or held somewhere else entirely.
Warrant status and custody status are two different things. The prison can only share what its custody rules allow, and it has no say in whether a court case stays open. Someone who has left the county jail may have been released, transferred, or picked up by another agency. A case being active doesn't mean the person is sitting in the Clearfield County jail, either. Each question goes to its own source.
Clearfield County Crime Stoppers Tips
A tip channel exists for one purpose: getting information to law enforcement. The county's Crime Stoppers Anonymous Tip form runs through the District Attorney's form center. It lets the tipster decide whether police may follow up by making contact, and whether to stay anonymous. For a non-emergency lead, it's the best online route to try first.
Safety first. Never approach, follow, photograph, or confront anyone named in a wanted post. Call 911 for emergencies or immediate danger. Anyone facing a warrant should talk to an attorney and the issuing court rather than trying to settle things through Crime Stoppers.
Phone numbers here need care. A 2023 relaunch report listed 877-927-TIPS (8411) and described a system where callers could choose anonymity and possibly earn a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Older local material gives 1-800-376-4700 instead. Since the sources disagree, confirm the current number with the District Attorney's office or its form before you rely on either one. No current reward schedule for Clearfield County has been verified.
Clearfield County Warrant Posts Can Age
Wanted posts grow stale fast. GANT has published agency-supplied warrant lists before, and its 2022 coverage described a sheriff list refreshed monthly by participating agencies, though older items ran on other schedules. Those were newsroom practices at publication, not proof that a live sheriff list or steady update cycle exists today. A headline can easily outlast a recall, a served warrant, a transfer, or a correction.
The general CRIMEWATCH app may carry posts from participating agencies. It is not a Clearfield County Prison database and says nothing about local booking-photo policy. For alerts after someone has been lodged, Pennsylvania SAVIN/VINELink offers official notifications on release, escape, and transfer events. That service is not a warrant feed or a mugshot feed. When in doubt, the named agency, the issuing court, and the current docket history are the sources that count.
One more wrinkle: CRIMEWATCH is agency-generated, so participation shifts over time. A portal title that looks local does not make every item a Clearfield County posting. Before sharing a notice, check the agency name, county, date, and docket reference against the original court or agency source. If you can't confirm the record, don't pass an unverified post along as fact about a person.
Note: An allegation on a wanted notice remains an allegation unless a court record shows a final disposition.