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How to Find Someone Who Was Just Booked Into Twin Towers (Quick Steps)

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How to Find Someone Who Was Just Booked Into Twin Towers (Quick Steps)

When someone's just been arrested, the waiting is brutal. The online system often lags behind reality. Start with these quick checks in order - if the booking happened recently, new records may not appear right away.

  • ✓ Check the LASD Booking Log first for the fastest confirmation.
  • ✓ If the arrest/booking was very recent, wait about 2 hours and check again - records won’t show for bookings within the last two hours.
  • ✓ Use the LASD Inmate Finder and search with the person’s full name and date of birth (and try a couple name variations).
  • ✓ If you still can’t find them, call LASD custody for help locating an inmate: (213) 473-6100.
  • ✓ If you’re arriving at the IRC or CRDF and need their exact location, call the IRC at (213) 473-6080 or (213) 473-6100 to ask for the tower, floor, pod, and booking number.

LASD's online inmate records have a built-in delay: bookings from the last two hours won't show up yet. That doesn't mean the person isn't in custody - the paperwork and data entry just haven't caught up. Check the Booking Log first, then re-run your search after that two-hour window passes.

Before using the LASD Inmate Finder, have the basics ready: full name and date of birth. Getting these right speeds up your search and helps avoid confusion with someone who has a similar name.

Tip: If they don’t come up online, try name variations - people are sometimes booked with or without a middle name, or under another name they’ve used.

If the online search comes up empty - or you're still in that first couple of hours after booking - calling is often faster. For general custody questions and help locating someone at LASD facilities, call (213) 473-6100.

  1. Give the identifying details - share the person’s full name and date of birth, and if you know it, the approximate arrest/booking time.
  2. Ask for housing location and the booking number - request their location (tower, floor, and pod) and, most importantly, their booking number.
  3. Write down who you spoke with - note the name (or identifying info) of the person who helped you, plus any guidance they give on when the online record should update.

Once you get information, save it somewhere easy to find. At minimum, write down the booking number and housing location (tower, floor, and pod). If you called, note who you spoke with - those details make follow-up calls much smoother.

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