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Eastern District of Pennsylvania

District Office Contact

This section provides more information about District Office Contact.

Philadelphia - District Headquarters

  • Phone: (215) 597-7272

Allentown

  • Phone: (610) 433-4307

Easton

  • Phone: (610) 258-3657

Lancaster

Phone: (717) 723-4509

Reading

  • Phone: (610) 320-5157
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Eastern District of Pennsylvania

This section provides more information about Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Eric S. Gartner

Marshal Eric S. Gartner

Eric S. Gartner serves as the 51st United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 2018, and sworn in on June 12, 2019. Marshal Gartner leads and directs the U.S. Marshal Service mission encompassing the nine southeastern counties in Pennsylvania, including the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.

District Task Force Contact

This section provides more information about District Task Force Contact.

Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force - Philadelphia

Purpose: The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force (E/PA VCFTF) mission is to locate and apprehend fugitives throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. This task force is the nation’s first fugitive task force originating in 1981. With offices in Philadelphia, Allentown, Easton, and Reading, the Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force has developed and will continue to develop relationships with numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This task force prides itself in arresting the most violent offenders while ensuring the safety of the citizens and the community.

Participants:

  • U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
  • Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  • Pennsylvania State Police

Phone: (570) 346-7277

24 Hour Tip Line: 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833)

Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force - Allentown

Purpose: The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force (E/PA VCFTF) mission is to locate and apprehend fugitives throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. This task force is the nation’s first fugitive task force originating in 1981. With offices in Philadelphia, Allentown, Easton, and Reading, the Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force has developed and will continue to develop relationships with numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This task force prides itself in arresting the most violent offenders while ensuring the safety of the citizens and the community.

Participants:

  • U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
  • Pennsylvania State Police
  • Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  • Northampton County Sheriffs

Phone: (610) 433-4307

24 Hour Tip Line: 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833)

Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force - Reading

Purpose: The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force (E/PA VCFTF) mission is to locate and apprehend fugitives throughout Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. This task force is the nation’s first fugitive task force originating in 1981. With offices in Philadelphia, Allentown, Easton, and Reading, the Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force has developed and will continue to develop relationships with numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This task force prides itself in arresting the most violent offenders while ensuring the safety of the citizens and the community.

Participants:

  • U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
  • Pennsylvania State Police
  • Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
  • Berks County Sheriffs

Phone: (610) 320-5157

24 Hour Tip Line: 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833)

Counties

Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia

Court: in Philadelphia, Allentown, Easton, Reading

The organizational structure of the district can be found in the United States Code Title 28, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 118.

Profiled Fugitives

If you have information on any fugitives, please call 1-888-869-4589. (24 Hour Tip Line)

The policies and procedures of the various U.S. Marshals Service District Offices found on this website may vary depending on local rules, local needs, and legal and policy interpretations. These policies and procedures, and any variations among District Offices, are not intended to, do not, and may not be relied upon to create any rights, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party or person in any matter civil or criminal. Nor are any limitations thereby placed on otherwise lawful U.S. Marshals Service prerogatives.