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Roanoke County Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, change a court date, or retrieve records from an agency system. Use the official contacts below for those requests.

Official Offices to Contact

For Roanoke County/Salem Jail custody questions, start with the jail docket or Jail Division. For police reports, warrants, FOIA requests, or court records, use the office that controls that record type.

Roanoke County/Salem Jail

Roanoke County/Salem Jail
401 E Main St
Salem, VA 24153

Police, Warrants, and Reports

  • Roanoke County Police non-emergency: 540-562-3265
  • Police Records Division: 540-777-8605
  • Warrants Division: 540-777-8617, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • After-hours warrant or police non-emergency line: 540-562-3265

Public Records and FOIA

  • Roanoke County public records requests: JustFOIA request page
  • County FOIA assistance phone: 540-772-2010

Courts and Prosecutor

Roanoke County Circuit Court Clerk
305 E Main St, Second Floor
Salem, VA 24153
Phone: 540-387-6205

  • General District Court: 540-387-6168
  • Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court: 540-387-6160
  • Commonwealth's Attorney Brian Holohan: 540-387-6174

Use these pages on this site to decide which office or locator is most likely to answer the question.

  • For someone believed to be in Roanoke County/Salem Jail, start with jail inmate records.
  • For booking-photo availability and limits, review jail roster mugshots.
  • For formal charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
  • For a specific custody site, use the detention facility pages in the footer.
  • For a sentenced Virginia prisoner or supervisee, search the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator.
  • For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.