Access Red Lion Criminal Records

Checking Criminal History in Red Lion

First decide whether the needed file is a PSP incident report, a Red Lion borough administrative record, a York County booking entry, or a court docket. These sources do not merge at Borough Hall. Since state police handles police matters in Red Lion, the borough clerk cannot supply or correct a PSP narrative. Court records are also separate. Magisterial District Court 19-3-01 handles the local preliminary and summary layer, while the York County Clerk of Courts keeps Common Pleas criminal files.

Follow the path that matches the event and the record’s age:

1. Confirm that Pennsylvania State Police was the responding or arresting agency and gather the event date, location, and incident or CAD number if known.
2. Request the PSP-created incident or crash record through the proper Pennsylvania State Police records channel.
3. For current custody after a Red Lion arrest, contact York County Central Processing or York County Prison.
4. Search MDJ 19-3-01 in UJS for the complaint, then search York County Common Pleas if the case was held for court.
5. Use PATCH only when a Pennsylvania State Police repository criminal-history product is needed.

The broader York County criminal history resource covers county and statewide systems in depth. Red Lion requests should begin with the custodian that made the specific file.

Red Lion Police Records Come From PSP

The key local fact is simple: Red Lion has had no borough police department since January 1, 2015. The borough’s official police information directs emergencies to 911 and police matters to Pennsylvania State Police at 101 North Main Street, York, PA 17403, 717-428-1011. When PSP responds to an incident in Red Lion, PSP is the report creator. The borough did not create that police narrative and cannot release it through a borough records request.

Ask PSP for a police-created record and Red Lion for a borough-created record. That boundary applies even if the event happened on borough property or a borough employee knows about it. A clear PSP request identifies the event, date, time, location, involved role, and the exact report requested. Active investigations, protected victims, juveniles, confidential sources, and personal identifiers may be withheld or redacted under Pennsylvania law.

Note: Borough Hall cannot turn a Red Lion administrative request into a request for a PSP incident report.

Red Lion Police Department Records

There is no Red Lion Police Department records unit. The anchor point for local police files is the Pennsylvania State Police station identified by the borough. This changes the normal city-record sequence. A requester should not send an incident-report request to the Red Lion borough office simply because the event occurred within borough limits. The same rule applies to a correction: PSP controls its report, while a later court or repository entry belongs to the court or PSP Central Repository.

Red Lion Borough keeps its own administrative records at 438 East Lancaster Street, Red Lion, PA 17356. The borough telephone number is 717-850-0790, and the published email is rlboro@redlionpa.org. Use that office for an existing borough record, not a criminal incident narrative. For urgent police help, use 911. For a nonemergency police-record question, verify the right PSP unit and current request process through the state police contact.

Red Lion Policing Changed in 2015

The January 2015 change explains why older and newer Red Lion records may have different custodians. A pre-change record could have been made under the former borough policing arrangement. A current Red Lion incident normally routes through PSP. Searchers should use the event date, agency name, report number, and court complaint to identify who created the file rather than assuming one office holds all years.

That history also affects genealogy or long-term self-review. The Red Lion office may hold certain older administrative records under its retention rules, while state police controls the PSP material it created after taking over local service. A UJS docket can name the complaint or arresting agency and provide an OTN. Those identifiers help trace the correct police custodian without asking an agency to search a vague span of years.

Red Lion Arrests and Bookings

A Red Lion arrest does not lead to a borough jail roster. Pennsylvania State Police transports arrested persons into York County Central Processing at 3400 Concord Road, Suite 102, York. Central Processing operates around the clock. Staff establish identity and charge or warrant basis, create photographs and fingerprints, assign or process the Offense Tracking Number, take property, and route the person to preliminary arraignment and bail.

For present custody, call Central Processing at 717-771-9549 or 717-771-9576, or York County Prison at 717-840-7580. No verified public, name-searchable county jail roster was found on the official York County site. PA SAVIN provides custody-release notices but not a rap sheet. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections locator is useful only after transfer to state custody or state parole. A missing DOC result does not prove that the person is not held in York County.

For a fuller account of booking sources and timing, consult the York County Arrest Lookup. Red Lion arrest records still begin with PSP for the incident narrative.

Red Lion PSP Records Route

One Red Lion event produces records in stages. PSP keeps the incident or arrest report. York County Central Processing creates the booking and fingerprint file. MDJ 19-3-01 records preliminary arraignment, bail, and the preliminary hearing. If charges are held for court, the York County District Attorney may file a criminal information and the Clerk of Courts keeps the Common Pleas docket. PSP’s Central Repository later compiles reported arrest and disposition data.

Red Lion arrest path: Pennsylvania State Police › York County Central Processing › MDJ 19-3-01 › York County Court of Common Pleas › PSP Central Repository.

Timing can create gaps. A booking call may confirm custody before UJS shows the complaint. A public docket can show a dismissal or sentence before PATCH updates. Use the OTN and docket number to match the same arrest cycle. The initial booking charge is provisional and may differ from the charge that the District Attorney files in Common Pleas.

Municipal Court Records in Red Lion

Red Lion has no separate municipal criminal court portal. Magisterial District Court 19-3-01 is the local court point documented in the research. It is located at 401 East Broadway, Suite F, Red Lion, PA 17356. The court lines are 717-244-4002 and 717-244-4003, and the email is mdj19301@yorkcountypa.gov. Published hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

MDJ records cover summary matters and the first stages of more serious criminal cases. Misdemeanors and felonies held for court move to the Court of Common Pleas of York County. Use the assigned docket, not just the municipality name, to confirm venue.

Searching Red Lion MDJ Dockets

Use the official UJS Web Docket Sheets rather than looking for a Red Lion court database. Select Magisterial District Court and York County for a local preliminary or summary case. A participant search accepts name fields and a date-of-birth range. Exact spelling matters. If a court paper provides a docket number, use the docket-number search because it is less likely to mix people who have similar names.

Repeat the search under Court of Common Pleas when a Red Lion charge may have been held for court. The public docket can expose the complaint agency, OTN, charge statute and grade, bail, court events, disposition, sentence, and financial entries. Full PSP narratives are not part of the court sheet. Filed attachments also are not always available for remote download, so a requester may need the MDJ counter or York County Clerk of Courts for an accessible document.

Where Red Lion Records Go

Red Lion records do not collect at one borough counter. PSP keeps its police report. York County keeps booking and Common Pleas files. MDJ 19-3-01 maintains the local court stage. Pennsylvania State Police also operates the Central Repository, but its PATCH product is not the same thing as a station incident report. Each office can release only the records it holds under the rules that apply to that record type.

Record flow: Pennsylvania State Police › York County Courts › Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository.

For a new event, call the county intake source and search the MDJ docket. For a final case result, read the Common Pleas disposition if the case advanced. For one’s own complete Pennsylvania repository record, use the subject Access and Review process rather than assuming a public PATCH certificate contains every nonconviction. These sources can update at different times, so compare the OTN, docket, agency, and dates.

Red Lion Borough and Incident Records

A borough record documents Red Lion government business. A PSP incident record documents police action. The fact that both concern the same place does not merge their custody. A borough request may be proper for an existing local administrative file, while a PSP request is proper for a call response, arrest narrative, or state police crash record. York County 911 is another distinct custodian for eligible 911 audio or CAD material.

Use a precise description for each request. A PSP request should name the event, location, date, and incident or CAD number when known. A Red Lion request should identify the borough record, time span, copy format, and whether certification is sought. For a 911 record, describe the call time and location. Pennsylvania body-camera recordings follow a separate access process with strict time limits rather than the ordinary Right-to-Know route.

CAD number

An identifier tied to computer-aided dispatch activity that can help locate a police or 911 event.

Incident report

The police agency’s account of a reported event and officer response.

Booking record

The county intake snapshot created after an arrest, including custody and charge data.

Docket sheet

The public court timeline showing filed charges, events, and outcomes.

Red Lion Arrest Records Beyond Borough Hall

If someone is arrested in Red Lion, Borough Hall is not the place to verify custody or obtain the PSP report. Contact Central Processing for the intake stage. Search MDJ 19-3-01 in UJS for the first court record. If the case proceeds, search Common Pleas and request nonremote court filings from the York County Clerk of Courts. Ask PSP for the incident narrative it created.

The record type determines what can be learned. Central Processing can route a current custody question. The MDJ docket can show bail and a preliminary hearing. Common Pleas can show filed charges, pleas, disposition, and sentence. PATCH supplies a statewide repository product after police and court reporting. None of these records alone should be treated as proof of a conviction unless the final disposition says so.

A dismissed or withdrawn charge can remain in some records until a lawful expungement or limited-access process applies. A court order also may need time and accurate identifiers to reach each custodian. Red Lion Borough cannot correct PATCH, a UJS docket, or a PSP report because it does not control those systems.

Public Access Rules in Red Lion

Public access depends on both custodian and record type. The Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law covers agency records subject to exemptions. Court files use the UJS Case Records Public Access Policy instead. PSP criminal-history dissemination falls under the Criminal History Record Information Act. A requester should send each request to the office that made or maintains the record rather than using the Red Lion office as a universal intake point.

Investigative files, victim information, juvenile material, Social Security and account numbers, sealed or expunged cases, and records limited by court order can be withheld or redacted. The law gives access to qualifying existing records, not a right to force an office to answer questions or create a new compilation.