Search Allen Parish Recent Arrests
Recent arrests in Allen Parish are processed through the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office in Oberlin. The Allen Parish Sheriff's Office runs the Allen Parish jail and keeps booking records for every arrest made in the area. Allen Parish is a small, rural parish in southwest Louisiana with about 26,000 residents. You can search for recent arrests in Allen Parish through free online inmate search tools and by contacting the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office directly. This page covers how to find arrest records and current inmates in custody in Allen Parish.
Allen Parish Quick Facts
Allen Parish Sheriff and Arrest Records
The Allen Parish Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement for Allen Parish. When someone is arrested in Allen Parish, they are taken to the Allen Parish jail for arrest booking. The booking creates an arrest record with the arrested person's name, charges, bond amount, and other details. These arrest records are kept by the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office and are generally public under Louisiana law.
Allen Parish does not have a large city police force. Most arrests in Allen Parish are made by Allen Parish Sheriff's Office deputies. The town of Oberlin has a small police department, and Oakdale also has its own officers. But all arrest bookings go through the Allen Parish jail. So if you want to look up a recent arrest or find an inmate in Allen Parish, the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office is the place to start.
You can call or visit the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office during business hours. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody at the Allen Parish jail and what arrest charges they face. For copies of arrest reports, you may need to fill out a records request form and pay a small fee per page.
How to Find Recent Arrests in Allen Parish
The quickest way to check on recent arrests in Allen Parish is through online inmate search tools. These are free and available around the clock for Allen Parish arrest lookups.
VINE Link is a nationwide inmate search tool. Select Louisiana and then Allen Parish to search for someone who was recently arrested and booked. You can look up inmates in Allen Parish custody by name. The results show custody status, the jail facility where the arrested person is held, and charges. VINE Link also lets you sign up for free alerts that tell you when an Allen Parish inmate is released from custody or moved to a different detention facility.
The LAVNS system covers inmates in state prisons and those on probation or parole. If someone arrested in Allen Parish was sentenced and sent to a state prison, LAVNS is the best tool to find them. The system updates once a day.
For the most current arrest data, call the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office. Online inmate search tools can lag behind by a few hours. A direct call to Allen Parish gets you real-time info on who is in jail right now.
Note: Online Allen Parish inmate search results may not include people who were arrested, booked, and released within a few hours.
Allen Parish Arrests and State Corrections
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections posts a full list of state correctional detention facilities on its website for tracking inmates arrested in Allen Parish and other parishes.
After sentencing, inmates arrested in Allen Parish may be sent to any state prison in Louisiana. The DOC facility directory shows the address, phone number, and type of each detention facility. Families of arrested Allen Parish residents can use this to find where an inmate is being held in custody. You can also call the DOC automated line at (225) 383-4580 to get current custody location information around the clock.
The DOC public information page explains what arrest and offender records are available to the public under R.S. 15:574.12. This includes the inmate's age, offense, conviction date, sentence length, and misconduct reports while in custody. You can submit a public records request by email to docpublicrecords@la.gov for Allen Parish arrest records held by the state.
Allen Parish Arrest Records and Public Access
Under the Louisiana Public Records Act (R.S. 44:1), arrest records are public documents. Anyone of legal age can ask to see Allen Parish arrest records. You can go to the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office and inspect booking logs and arrest reports during regular hours. There is no charge to look at arrest records in person. If you want copies of Allen Parish booking records, there is a small per-page fee.
Louisiana is a closed record state for full criminal history. Under R.S. 15:587, the state criminal history database is only available to authorized agencies. You cannot get a full rap sheet on someone arrested in Allen Parish just by asking. But you can still view the initial arrest report and booking record. The investigating officer's initial arrest report is always public under R.S. 44:3.
Arrest records that have been expunged by a court will not show up in any Allen Parish search. Louisiana law allows expungement of certain arrest records after set time periods. If an arrest record has been sealed, neither the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office nor any online inmate search tool will show it.
VINE Link for Allen Parish Arrests
The VINE Link inmate search page connects to jails and detention facilities in all 64 Louisiana parishes, including Allen Parish.
To search for someone arrested in Allen Parish, go to VINE Link and choose Louisiana as the state. Then select Allen Parish from the list. Type in the arrested person's name and hit search. You will see their current custody status, which Allen Parish jail facility holds them, and what arrest charges were filed. This inmate search tool is free. You can also set up notifications so you get a call, text, or email when the arrested person's custody status changes.
Allen Parish Probation and Parole Office
People released from prison or jail under supervision in Allen Parish report to the probation and parole office in Ville Platte. This office also serves Evangeline Parish and St. Landry Parish for inmates returning from custody.
| Office | Ville Platte Probation and Parole |
|---|---|
| Phone | (337) 363-6679 |
| Parishes Served | Allen, Evangeline, St. Landry |
If someone on probation or parole in Allen Parish gets arrested again, that new arrest can lead to a revocation hearing. The Allen Parish probation officer works with the court to handle the violation. New arrests for people on supervision are tracked by both the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office and the Division of Probation and Parole.
Note: You can search for Allen Parish inmates on state supervision through the LAVNS inmate search system at no cost.
What Allen Parish Arrest Records Include
An arrest booking record from the Allen Parish jail contains key facts about the arrest. This arrest record gets created every time someone is booked into the Allen Parish detention facility. Most of this booking information is public.
A typical Allen Parish arrest record includes:
- Full legal name and aliases of the arrested person
- Date of birth and physical description
- Date, time, and location of arrest in Allen Parish
- Arresting officer and agency
- Criminal charges at the time of booking
- Bond amount for the arrested person
- Mugshot taken during arrest booking
Some arrest information may be withheld. Allen Parish arrest records from ongoing investigations can be kept from the public. Juvenile arrest records are sealed. Details about crime victims, especially in sex crime cases, are redacted from the arrest record to protect privacy.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes are near Allen Parish. If you are not sure where an arrest happened, try searching these neighboring parishes for recent arrests too. Each parish keeps its own arrest and booking records at the local sheriff's office jail.