See the Newest Webb County Bookings Without Confusing the Log With Current Custody
Webb County publishes something more useful than a generic “daily arrest report”: the Sheriff’s official Booking Jail Search covers people arrested within the last 48 hours. That makes it the fastest place to check a very recent arrest in Laredo or elsewhere in Webb County.
The 48-hour list is not the same thing as a current-inmate roster. If you need to know whether the person is still jailed, what the bond is, or what happened after the arrest, continue to the separate Jail and Bond Record Search and Webb County criminal court records.
The official Sheriff page covers arrests within the last 48 hours.
Booking number, name, charge count, race and age.
Use the separate Odyssey Jail and Bond Record Search.
956-523-4400 · 1001 Washington St., Laredo.
Official sources reviewed August 19, 2026.
Pick the search that matches how recent the arrest is
Best for someone arrested today, yesterday or roughly within the past two days.
See exactly how to use itBetter when you need current incarceration or bond information rather than simply proof of a recent booking.
Check custody and bondBest when the arrest is older than the recent log or you need the filed charge and final court result.
Search the criminal caseHow the Webb County 48-hour booking log actually works
Go directly to the Webb County Sheriff’s recent-booking page instead of a third-party mugshot or arrest website.
Open Webb County Booking Jail SearchA person arrested late yesterday can remain visible today. Someone booked more than two days ago may no longer appear even if the court case remains active.
Compare suffixes, double surnames, hyphenated names and middle names before assuming two similar entries refer to the same person.
This is the most useful field to carry into a jail-record, bond, records-request or phone inquiry.
The summary column tells you the number of charges connected with that booking. Do not assume one displayed charge represents the entire case.
The 48-hour page is designed for recent bookings. Use the separate record search when current custody or bond information matters.
Column |
Useful for |
Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
Booking Number |
Connecting the row to a particular jail intake. |
It is the criminal court cause number. |
Name |
Finding a recent booking. |
A same-name result is automatically the right person. |
Number of Charges |
Seeing whether multiple allegations are attached to the booking. |
All charges have the same bond or final disposition. |
Race |
One additional descriptive field. |
It is sufficient to establish identity. |
Age |
Distinguishing same-name results. |
Age alone positively identifies a person. |
Use the separate Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search next
Webb County’s Odyssey system separates Jail Records from Jail Bond Records. This is the better route when the 48-hour booking list answers “was this person recently booked?” but you still need to know what is happening with custody or bond.
Choose Jail Records when…
- You need to locate an incarcerated person.
- You already have a booking number.
- The arrest is outside the recent 48-hour display.
- You need more than the summary row in the booking log.
Choose Jail Bond Records when…
- You are checking whether a bond exists.
- You need to review bond information before contacting a surety.
- You need to compare several charges or cases.
- You are trying to understand why release has not happened.
What a Webb County booking can—and cannot—tell you
Information |
What it helps establish |
What it does not establish |
Next check |
|---|---|---|---|
Booking number |
A particular Webb County intake record. |
The final criminal case number. |
Use it for jail and records inquiries. |
Booking date |
When jail intake occurred. |
The exact time of the alleged offense. |
Compare the police report. |
Charge |
The allegation associated with booking. |
That a prosecutor filed or proved the same offense. |
Open Criminal Records. |
Bond |
A release condition attached to a case or charge. |
That payment clears every hold. |
Review every active matter. |
Release |
That a jail custody event ended. |
Dismissal, acquittal or innocence. |
Find the court disposition. |
Arresting agency |
Which law-enforcement agency handled the arrest. |
That the Webb County Jail owns the police narrative. |
Request the report from that agency. |
Someone was arrested, but the Webb County log shows nothing
The recent-booking log is intentionally limited. Move to Jail Records and Criminal Records.
A fresh arrest can pass through identification, medical screening and magistrate processing before every public record is easy to locate.
Current custody and a recent arrest are different questions. Search the court case even after release.
Try both surnames, a hyphenated surname, suffix, maiden name or alternate spelling.
An arrest can lead to another county, state, federal or immigration-related custody system.
A citation, notice to appear or other process may create a court matter without a normal Webb County Jail intake.
Find the office that actually owns the record
You need |
Start here |
Useful identifier |
Why |
|---|---|---|---|
Recent booking |
Webb County Sheriff Booking Jail Search |
Name / booking number |
Official rolling 48-hour arrest list. |
Current jail or bond |
Webb County Jail and Bond Search |
Name / booking number |
Dedicated jail and bond database. |
Sheriff offense report |
Webb County Sheriff |
Report number / date / location |
Holds records created by Sheriff’s personnel. |
Laredo Police report |
Laredo Police Records / City Open Records |
Incident number / date / name |
LPD maintains its own police reports. |
Filed criminal charge |
Webb County Odyssey Criminal Records |
Defendant name / cause number |
Court record shows prosecution activity. |
Certified disposition |
Webb County District Clerk |
Case number / party names |
Official certified court copy. |
Get the narrative behind the booking
Webb County Sheriff’s arrest
Start with the Sheriff’s Office when a deputy or Sheriff’s investigator handled the event.
- Have the booking number ready.
- Provide the date and approximate time.
- Provide the location.
- Give the arrested person’s full name.
- Ask for the exact report or public portion you need.
Sheriff’s Office: 956-523-4500
Laredo Police arrest
Laredo Police maintains reports created by its officers. The department provides both a report-request service and the City of Laredo Open Records Center.
- Use the incident or report number when available.
- Provide the date, location and involved name.
- Ask specifically for an accident, incident or identified report.
- Use a written open-records request when the normal report service does not cover the material.
LPD Records: 956-795-2815 / 956-795-2898
Search Webb County criminal court records for the real outcome
Webb County uses Odyssey Public Access. The public portal includes Criminal Records as well as Probate, Family, Civil and Court Calendar searches.
Select Criminal Records.
Open Webb County Odyssey Public AccessUse the cause number when known. Otherwise search by defendant name and narrow the results with available date or case information.
Compare the defendant, filing date, charge and court with the recent booking you found.
Look for charging activity, bond orders, settings, pleas, dismissal, judgment and sentencing.
Multiple counts from one arrest can end differently.
A screenshot is not the same as a certified court record.
Webb County District Clerk copy options and fees
Copy type |
Published fee |
Useful for |
|---|---|---|
Electronic non-certified document up to 10 pages |
$1.00 |
Reading an available court document electronically. |
Additional pages after first 10 |
$0.10 per page |
Longer electronic records. |
Certified copy |
$5 certification fee plus copy cost |
Official proof of a disposition or filing. |
Paper copy |
$1.00 per page |
Physical court records. |
1110 Victoria Street, Suite 203
Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4268
Email: districtclerk@webbcountytx.gov
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Do these checks before calling a bail-bond company
1110 Victoria Street, Suite 501
Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4988
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
1110 Victoria Street, 3rd Floor
Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4972
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The approved-company page was last updated July 1, 2026.
Visitation, mail, calls and deposits: verify before travelling or paying
- Confirm the person is still at Webb County Jail.
- Have the booking number ready.
- Call 956-523-4400 for the current visit schedule.
- Ask whether advance registration is required.
- Ask which photo IDs are currently accepted.
- Confirm how early visitors should arrive.
- Ask about minors and dress rules before travelling.
- Verify the booked name and booking number.
- Ask the jail for the currently authorised deposit provider.
- Confirm deposit limits and service fees.
- Do not send cash to an address found on an unofficial directory.
- Keep the confirmation number or receipt.
- Ask for the current inmate-mail address.
- Confirm whether letters, postcards or scanned mail are used.
- Ask how the booking number should appear.
- Confirm photo, book and publication rules.
- Include your full return address.
- Ask which telephone provider Webb County currently uses.
- Confirm whether the recipient must register.
- Ask about prepaid, debit or collect-call options.
- Assume ordinary jail calls may be monitored.
- Do not discuss defense strategy on a normal jail call.
Sexual-abuse or PREA concern
The Webb County Sheriff publishes PREA annual reports and a third-party PREA reporting form. Use that route for an allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment involving someone in custody.
Open Webb County PREA third-party reportingIf the person cannot afford a lawyer, start with Webb County Indigent Defense
Webb County Pre-Trial Services administers indigent court-appointed attorney processes under the Texas Fair Defense Act and publishes the county’s felony and misdemeanor indigent-defense plan.
Full name, date of birth, booking number, cause number, court and next setting.
The court determines appointment and financial eligibility through the official process.
The court docket can help identify whether an attorney has appeared or been appointed.
1110 Victoria Street, Suite 501
Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956-523-4988
Use VINE when you need updates instead of repeatedly refreshing the jail page
Webb County links to the statewide SAVNS/VINE service. Members of the public and victims can register for notifications concerning custody status and certain court activity.
Laredo Police crime-victim assistance
Phone: 956-795-3160
Check Texas DPS or TDCJ only for the question they actually answer
Texas DPS criminal-history search
Use DPS when you need a broader Texas criminal-history search rather than one Webb County arrest.
- Name-based public searches require an account.
- Current online search credits cost $1 each.
- A full date of birth narrows the search.
- Name searches can return possible matches.
- DPS says fingerprint identification is the only positive method of linking a person to a criminal record.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Use TDCJ after a person enters state custody or when you need state-prison location, offense or projected release information.
- Search by name, SID or TDCJ number.
- Do not use TDCJ as the first search for a fresh Webb County arrest.
- Use the county jail search while the person remains in county custody.
Expunction and nondisclosure are different from correcting an error
Wrong information
If the booking, report or court record contains a factual error, start with the agency that owns the inaccurate entry.
A correction request does not automatically erase an otherwise lawful arrest record.
Expunction
Texas expunction can remove eligible adult arrest-history information under specific statutory circumstances.
Not every dismissal or arrest qualifies.
Nondisclosure
A nondisclosure order restricts public disclosure of an eligible record but does not mean every government agency loses access.
Start with the final disposition
Obtain the complete Webb County court outcome before deciding which process applies.
District Clerk
1110 Victoria Street, Suite 203
Laredo, TX 78040
Email: dc.expunctions@webbcountytx.gov
Webb County jail, Sheriff, court and police contacts
Laredo, TX 78040
Laredo, TX 78040
Sheriff Martin Cuellar
Laredo, TX 78040
Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Laredo, TX 78040
Laredo, TX 78040
Laredo, TX 78041
Records: 956-795-2815
Records: 956-795-2898
Map to Webb County Jail
1001 Washington Street, Laredo, TX 78040
A few details that prevent the most common mistakes
Do not assume the official page stops at midnight. Treat it as a moving two-day booking window.
It is far easier to explain which custody event you mean when calling the jail or requesting a report.
Use Jail Records or call 956-523-4400 before travelling to the detention facility.
The jail can house someone arrested by Laredo Police even though LPD owns the incident report.
More than one charge can mean more than one release condition.
Register for custody notifications when release status matters over the next several days.
Webb County arrest log and recent-booking FAQs
How do I see today’s Webb County arrests?
Use the Webb County Sheriff’s official Booking Jail Search. It publishes people arrested within the last 48 hours, so it is a rolling recent-booking log rather than a calendar-day report. The list shows the booking number, name, number of charges, race and age. Use the separate Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search when you need current jail or bond information.
How far back does the Webb County arrest log go?
The Sheriff’s Booking Jail Search states that it lists individuals arrested within the last 48 hours. For an older arrest, use the Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search, Webb County criminal court records, or request the underlying law-enforcement report from the arresting agency.
Does the Webb County recent booking log show whether someone is still in jail?
Not reliably by itself. The recent-booking page is designed around arrests within the last 48 hours. Use the separate Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search for jail and bond records, and call the Webb County Jail at 956-523-4400 when current custody or release status needs confirmation.
What information appears in the Webb County recent booking log?
The official 48-hour booking list displays a booking number, the person’s name, number of charges, race and age. For deeper information about charges, jail custody or bond records, continue to the Sheriff’s separate Jail and Bond Record Search.
How do I find the bond amount for a Webb County inmate?
Open the official Webb County Jail and Bond Record Search and choose the jail or bond-record option. Confirm the person’s booking information and review every charge or case before relying on one bond amount. Webb County Pre-Trial Services can also answer release-process questions at 956-523-4988.
Why is someone missing from the Webb County arrest log?
The arrest may be outside the 48-hour window, booking may still be processing, the person may be listed under a different name spelling, the event may not have resulted in a Webb County Jail booking, or the person may be in another local, state or federal system. Check the Jail and Bond Record Search and call the jail at 956-523-4400 when needed.
How do I check what happened to a Webb County arrest in court?
Use Webb County Odyssey Public Access and select Criminal Records. Search using the defendant’s name and available case information, then review the filed charge, court activity and disposition. For copies or a certified disposition, contact the Webb County District Clerk at 956-523-4268.
How do I request a Webb County or Laredo arrest report?
First identify the agency that made the arrest. For a Webb County Sheriff’s Office case, contact the Sheriff’s Office or use its official records channels. For a Laredo Police Department case, use the City of Laredo report or open-records service. Laredo Police Records lists customer-service numbers 956-795-2815 and 956-795-2898.
Can I receive notifications when a Webb County inmate is released?
Yes. Webb County links to the Texas SAVNS/VINE victim-notification service. The service can provide custody and court notifications. The statewide registration number published by Webb County is 877-894-8463.
Can a Webb County arrest record be expunged or sealed?
Some Texas arrest records may qualify for expunction and some records may qualify for an order of nondisclosure. Eligibility depends on the exact charge and court outcome. Webb County District Clerk publishes local expunction-agency information and can be contacted at dc.expunctions@webbcountytx.gov. Obtain the complete court disposition before deciding which legal process applies.