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Greencastle Criminal History Checks

A single Greencastle name search cannot answer every records question. The police report describes the event. The MDJ docket shows the first court stage, and a Common Pleas docket shows later county prosecution. Jail staff can address local custody. PATCH compiles Pennsylvania history that PSP may lawfully disseminate.

1. Ask Greencastle Police for the identifiable incident or agency record.
2. Use the proper Borough RTKL form, or the separate Act 22 form for police audio or video.
3. Search UJS Case Search for MDJ 39-3-05 and Franklin County Common Pleas.
4. Contact Franklin County Jail for current custody or its booking-record procedure.
5. Use PATCH or PSP Individual Access and Review when a statewide repository record is needed.

Match full names with an incident date, complaint number, docket number, and arresting agency. Because MDJ 39-3-05 also serves Antrim Township, the correct local file may not use only the borough name.

Greencastle Records on Washington Street

Two Greencastle record offices share a street name but not a function. Greencastle Police and the Borough office are at 60 North Washington Street. MDJ 39-3-05 is at 401 South Washington Street. A police report request belongs at the north address. A criminal complaint or minor-court docket belongs at the south address.

Using the street direction and office number prevents a common routing error. The arresting agency does not keep the judicial docket, and the MDJ does not release the police investigative file.

Records at the Greencastle Police Department

The Greencastle Police Department provides 24-hour protection and lists 717-597-2161 for nonemergency dispatch. Call 911 for emergencies. The office is at 60 North Washington Street, Greencastle, PA 17225. The same official site links Right-to-Know, Act 22, and PennDOT driver accident report forms.

Chief Jason T. Batistig is identified on the official police site. A useful request names the event, date range, people involved, record type, and known report number. Broad questions are less effective than a description of an existing record.

Greencastle Police Record Counter Hours

Greencastle publishes more detailed office hours than the other large Franklin County boroughs. The counter is open Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Police protection and dispatch continue outside counter hours.

Monday

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday to Thursday

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday

8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nonemergency dispatch

717-597-2161

Emergency

911

The later Monday closing creates a practical in-person option. Call first when a specific staff member, copy process, or form review is needed, since public safety calls may affect desk availability.

The office and the court share a street name but not a records role. Greencastle Police and the Borough office are at 60 North Washington Street. MDJ 39-3-05 is at 401 South Washington Street. A police narrative, local incident material, and borough request form begin at the north address. A complaint, bail entry, citation, or preliminary hearing docket belongs at the south address. If a misdemeanor or felony is held for court, the file then moves to the Franklin County Clerk in Chambersburg.

The Greencastle Right-to-Know form expects the request date, requester and contact information, and a description detailed enough to identify an existing record. It also allows an inspection or copy preference and requires the stated submission step. Police audio and video follow the separate Act 22 form linked by the department. For nonemergency police dispatch, the official number is 717-597-2161; the Borough office uses 717-597-7143. The difference matters after the counter closes. Dispatch can take a public safety call, but it is not a substitute for the records counter's review and release process.

Booking and Arrest Records in Greencastle

Greencastle Police creates arrest paperwork for borough events. If detention is required, Franklin County Jail in Chambersburg creates the booking and custody record. There is no separate Greencastle jail search and no verified official online Franklin County booking roster. The borough police file and the county booking file answer different questions.

For current custody, call Franklin County Jail at 717-264-9513. A focused booking request should include the legal name, approximate admission date, Greencastle Police or another arresting agency, and a known complaint or docket number. The public custody fields may include admission, committing agency, holding charges, bail status, and release or transfer data. Medical and security details are not ordinary public profile information.

An arrest or booking does not establish guilt. The Franklin County arrest search follows the later MDJ, Clerk, and PSP channels.

Greencastle and Antrim Court Records

MDJ 39-3-05 serves both Greencastle and Antrim Township. The office is at 401 South Washington Street, Greencastle, PA 17225, with phone 717-597-8581 and fax 717-597-8123. It handles citations, summary matters, complaints, preliminary arraignments, bail, and preliminary hearings.

Greencastle sits on U.S. 11, also known locally as Antrim Way, while PA 16 connects toward Waynesboro and Mercersburg. That geography helps explain why a relevant docket may refer to Antrim even when a searcher associates the event with Greencastle. Select the specific MDJ office and Franklin County instead of relying only on a place-name keyword.

Note: MDJ 39-3-05 is a state judicial office serving two local jurisdictions, not a branch of the Greencastle Police Department.

The Greencastle Municipal Court File

Greencastle has no municipal criminal court. The correct local judicial office is Magisterial District Court 39-3-05. Summary cases may be decided there. Misdemeanor and felony complaints start there, then move to Franklin County Common Pleas if charges are held or waived for court.

The UJS docket is free but does not display every filed document. Use the relevant court counter for an underlying public file or copy under current access and fee rules.

Greencastle Right-to-Know Record Form

The Greencastle police site publishes a written Right-to-Know request form. It asks for the request date, name and company, mailing address, phone, email, a detailed description of records sought, an inspection or copy preference, and a signature or submission channel.

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records guidance gives the statewide framework shown in the successful manifest capture.

The state guidance supports the request process, while Greencastle's own form supplies the local submission details. Neither source turns exempt investigative material into a public record.

Keep a copy of the submitted form and its record description so any response or appeal can be matched to the same request.

How Greencastle Records Reach the County

Greencastle Police keeps its incident and investigative material. The complaint moves to MDJ 39-3-05, where bail and the preliminary stage are recorded. If charges proceed, the District Attorney files in Franklin County Common Pleas and the Clerk of Courts maintains that case. Dispositions are then reported to the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository.

Record flow: Greencastle Police › MDJ 39-3-05 › Franklin County Court of Common Pleas › Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository

Each handoff can produce a different identifier. The MJ-39 docket tracks the minor-court stage. A later CP-28-CR docket tracks Common Pleas. A police report number and jail booking number are separate again. Compare all four rather than expecting one number to work everywhere.

When Greencastle Files Move to Chambersburg

The police report does not physically become the county court file. What moves is the criminal case. When a misdemeanor or felony is held or waived for court, the Common Pleas stage is maintained by the Franklin County Clerk of Courts at 14 North Main Street in Chambersburg. The Clerk's public electronic entries run from 1993 forward, and older docket books cover earlier cases.

Held for court

The charge proceeds beyond the MDJ stage. It is not a conviction.

Information

The prosecutor's formal Common Pleas charging document.

Disposition

The outcome for a count or case.

Limited access

A Pennsylvania restriction on public dissemination that is not always physical destruction.

For final outcomes and filed papers, follow the CP-28 docket to the Clerk. For what Greencastle officers recorded, return to the Borough's police-record channel.

The Clerk provides two public computers with access reaching more than 30 years. Electronic entries begin in 1993, while docket books preserve earlier material. Public researchers can request the actual file after finding the docket, but routine staff research is restricted. This older-record path can matter for a Greencastle history that predates the current UJS display.

Greencastle Police, Court, or PATCH

These three sources are complementary. Greencastle Police may have an incident file even if no charge was filed. The UJS docket shows court activity but not every investigative detail. PATCH compiles reportable Pennsylvania arrest cycles and dispositions under state dissemination rules.

For one's own complete Pennsylvania repository record, PSP Individual Access and Review includes convictions and non-convictions. The ordinary public PATCH certificate is narrower.

A PATCH response marked “Under Review” signals manual matching, not proof that a record exists. PSP guidance allows two to four weeks for that review. A court docket may update sooner, so compare the final Clerk disposition with the repository result when the two appear out of step.

Greencastle Record Access Rules

Greencastle executive records use Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know process. Criminal investigative material may be withheld. Police audio and video use Act 22 and the separate local form. Court dockets and filings follow the UJS Public Access Policy. PSP repository disclosures are controlled by the Criminal History Record Information Act.

An RTKL agency generally has five business days to grant access, deny with a legal basis, or invoke a qualifying extension. Appeals for executive records, court records, and Act 22 recordings follow different procedures.