Inside the Caddo County Most Wanted Program
There is no ranked Top Ten poster in Caddo Parish. What exists instead is the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office active warrant list, an alphabetized display of people carrying outstanding warrants, plus Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers, which spotlights certain cases and pays for information. People often call the pair a Caddo County most wanted list. The label is convenient but the two do different work. The roster belongs to the agency that holds the warrants, so anyone who wants current Caddo County names should open the sheriff's page directly. No names, photographs, or entries are copied onto this Caddo County reference.
How Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers Takes Warrant Tips
Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers handles the tip and reward side. Shreveport Police launched it in 1982. Since 2006 it has accepted tips for every law enforcement agency across Caddo Parish, which matters for a Caddo County warrant check. Callers stay anonymous. You give no name. The tip gets a report number instead, and that number is how you check back later. Rewards run from $100 to $2,000 when information produces an arrest, an indictment, a warrant, or a recovery anywhere in the parish.
Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers
Anonymous tip line (318) 673-7373 · Rewards of $100 to $2,000 when a tip produces an arrest, indictment, warrant, or recovery
A Caddo County tip line is not a warrant search. Crime Stoppers cannot confirm whether a Caddo warrant exists and keeps no public roster. It gathers information and passes it to the agency holding the case. The program's FAQ page spells out the anonymity and reward steps.
The tip service shields the caller and forwards what it hears. Caddo Parish warrant status stays with the sheriff and the issuing court.
How Caddo County Most Wanted Lists Work
How does a name end up on a published Caddo County list? An agency holds an outstanding warrant and chooses to display it. The name comes down when the person is arrested, surrenders, or the warrant is recalled or quashed. That is the whole mechanism. The sheriff's page carries no as-of date, so "current as displayed" is the honest description. A Caddo County warrant list can trail a court action by days or more. A name can linger after the warrant is gone, and a warrant can exist without ever appearing on the page. Note: Any published Caddo County list is a snapshot, so confirm the underlying warrant with the agency that holds it.
What the Caddo Active Warrant List Covers
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office list is filtered by the first letter of a last name. Columns show last name, first name, middle name, date, age, and sex, and an entry may add a warrant date, city and ZIP, height, weight, and a photograph. It is an agency display for a Caddo County warrant lookup, not a ranked roster. The page also states its limit plainly. It leaves out fugitives from other agencies who may be inside Caddo Parish. The disclaimer warns that information may change, may contain errors, and should not be relied on for legal action.
- A clear result covers only what that Caddo agency chose to publish
- City, federal, and juvenile matters sit with their own offices
- A case can be pending before it reaches any public page
- Only the warrant unit or the issuing court confirms status
Note: The Caddo County list shows one agency's warrants. A missing name is not evidence that no warrant exists.
Sending a Most Wanted Tip Safely
A useful Caddo County tip gives an investigator a location and a description, never a confrontation. Stay out of it. The anonymous channel exists so no one has to appear in person or give a name.
- Use the Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers tip line, web form, or app, not a personal account.
- Describe the location, the time, and what you saw.
- Write down the report number you receive.
- Never approach, follow, or try to detain anyone listed.
- Check back with the report number about a reward.
Key Point: Tips to Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers are anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. Report what you know and step back. Confronting a wanted person is never the public's job.
Caddo Warrant Roundups and Resolution Events
Caddo Parish has used two tools. One was a short roundup operation aimed at a batch of outstanding warrants. The other is a scheduled event where people with eligible misdemeanor warrants come to the courthouse and settle the matter.
The 2024 and 2025 Caddo events let eligible people resolve unpaid fines, fees, or failure-to-appear issues without a surprise encounter. Felony warrants and other-jurisdiction warrants were excluded. So were some people already in custody. The 2025 event posted a question line at (318) 681-0622.
How Most Wanted Differs From an Active Warrant
Landing on a published list is not the same as having an active warrant. An active Caddo County warrant is any unserved court order. A published Caddo County entry is a curated subset an agency decided to show. Most active warrants never reach a public roster. Many entries come down quietly once the person is in custody.
| Feature | Published Entry | Active Warrant |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | A subset an agency highlights | Any warrant still unserved |
| Who shows it | The Caddo sheriff's page or a tip program | The issuing court and sheriff's records |
| Visibility | Name and photograph may appear | Checked by name and date of birth |
| How it ends | Surrender or arrest | Surrender, bond, recall, or quash |
Spotting a Caddo Jury-Duty Warrant Scam
In May 2025 the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office warned about a scam. Callers posed as the agency and claimed a jury-duty warrant required immediate payment. The sheriff never asks for money by phone, gift card, or mail.
- A caller who demands payment to clear a Caddo warrant is running a scam
- A real Caddo agency will not ask for gift cards, wires, or cash by mail
- Look up the number yourself instead of calling back one a stranger gave
Hang up and check on your own. Open the sheriff's active warrant page, call the posted warrant division number, or ask the court about the matter the caller described. The May 2025 scam warning lays out the pattern CPSO reported for Caddo County residents.
When You Believe You Are Listed
Think a Caddo County list carries your name? Confirm the warrant first. Then plan how you will appear. Waiting to be found usually means a Caddo County arrest at a time and place you did not choose.
Important: Speak with a Louisiana attorney before you act. Counsel can confirm the Caddo warrant, explain the bond, and arrange a voluntary surrender on terms you can plan for.
Once a warrant is confirmed, the Caddo County steps that follow are laid out in the Caddo County warrant records overview, from an attorney consult through surrender and bond.
Caddo Warrant Routes: Parish, City, and Federal
Four official routes in Caddo County handle different pieces of one problem. Pick the wrong one and you lose time. A clear answer from one route says nothing about the others.
| Route | What It Handles | How It Is Used |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff's Office active warrant list | Agency active warrants and fugitives | Search by last-name letter, then confirm |
| Shreveport City Marshal | City warrants and enforcement in Shreveport | Call the Marshal's warrant division |
| Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers | Anonymous tips and rewards | Call the tip line and keep the report number |
| U.S. Marshals, Western District | Federal fugitive matters | Use the district office or federal court route |
A name can sit on one Caddo County route and no other. That gap is a coverage limit, not a clean bill of health. The Caddo County active warrant search page covers the parish list in more depth.