SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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Erie County Sheriff's Department
Warrant Division
Captain John Loomis commands the Erie County Sheriff's Office Warrant Division, which is staffed by 4 full-time deputies.The primary function of the Warrant Division is to follow leads from local area residents and local law enforcement agencies and perform door-to-door enforcement and execution of Bench Warrants. At the close of 2010, 2811 warrant files had been successfully disposed of. Of those 2811 warrants, 409 involved Criminal warrants, 179 Non Omitas, 1397 non-support and 826 for Probation Costs.
The Warrant Division is also responsible for processing Fugitive from Justice warrants, which are persons arrested within the County of Erie that are wanted by other jurisdictions (states). In 2008, the Warrant Division dealt with 51 wanted fugitives. In addition, there were 488 prisoners transported to and from state and county jail facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Since taking office in January of 1997, Sheriff Merski took immediate steps to insure that the service of warrants was one of his top priorities. His efforts have led to a significant increase in the execution of warrants since he has been elected into office as the Sheriff of Erie County.