Search Anoka County Arrest Records

Anoka County arrest records are maintained by the Anoka County Sheriff's Office and the county jail in Anoka, Minnesota. The sheriff holds booking data, inmate rosters, and warrant information for the county. You can search current and recently released inmates online through the official inmate locator. For official copies of arrest records, the sheriff's records division handles requests during business hours. Anoka County is one of the largest counties in the Twin Cities metro area, and the jail processes a high volume of bookings each year. This page covers where to find arrest records and how to request them.

Anoka County Sheriff's Office

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office operates out of Andover, Minnesota. The jail sits in downtown Anoka at 325 Jackson Street. The sheriff oversees patrol operations, the jail division, the warrants unit, and the records section. Commander Sheila Larson and Lieutenants Carrie Wood and Matt Woitel help lead the department's divisions.

The jail is a 238-bed facility that holds people who are awaiting trial or serving short sentences. The jail division runs its own phone line for inmate inquiries separate from the main sheriff's non-emergency line. If you need to know if someone is currently in custody, you can call the jail division directly or use the online inmate locator. Records staff handle data requests during weekday business hours.

Anoka County Inmate Locator

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office offers a free online inmate locator. You can search for people currently in custody and those released within the last 10 days. The tool is available at anokacountymn.gov/727/Inmate-Locator. Search by name or booking number to pull up results.

Anoka County arrest records include a range of detail on each person booked into the jail. A typical record shows the full legal name and any known aliases, date of birth, physical description, booking photo, arrest date and time, charges filed, statute numbers for each charge, warrant information if applicable, booking number, bond or bail amount, court case number, and current custody status. This level of detail makes the inmate locator one of the more complete public tools in the metro area.

The screenshot below shows the Anoka County inmate locator, which displays current and recently released inmates along with booking details.

The inmate locator pulls current and recent booking data and is updated on a regular basis.

Note: The inmate locator shows people released within the past 10 days in addition to current inmates, which can be helpful when someone was booked and released quickly.

Anoka County Warrant Search

The Anoka County Sheriff's Warrants Unit handles active warrants for the county. The unit tracks outstanding arrest warrants and works to locate people who have not appeared in court or who have violated conditions of release. Warrant information is public data under Minn. Stat. § 13.82.

To ask about an active warrant, call the Warrants Unit at (763) 422-7500. You can also check warrant status through the Anoka County jail and warrants page at anokacountymn.gov. The Minnesota Court Records Online system may also reflect warrant activity linked to open court cases.

The screenshot below shows the Anoka County jail and warrants page, which provides information on both current inmates and the warrants unit.

The jail and warrants page is a good resource for learning about active warrants and who to contact with questions.

Requesting Anoka County Arrest Records

To get official copies of Anoka County arrest records, you submit a request to the sheriff's records division. The office has an online form you can fill out at anokacountymn.gov records request form. You can also make requests by mail or in person during weekday hours.

When submitting your request, include as much identifying information as possible. The full name of the person, approximate date of arrest, and any known case number all help staff locate the right record faster. The records division is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. For questions, call the non-emergency line at (763) 323-5000 and ask for records.

Minnesota's data practices law under Minn. Stat. § 13.82 classifies most arrest data as public. This means the name, date, time, and charges from an arrest are generally available to anyone who asks. Some data may be restricted if it involves an ongoing investigation or juvenile matters. The office will tell you what it can and cannot release.

The screenshot below is from the Anoka County main website, which lists sheriff's office services including records access.

The county website connects you to the right division for arrest records, inmate information, and warrant inquiries.

Minnesota Statewide Resources

Minnesota maintains several statewide systems that hold arrest and criminal history data. These can supplement what you find through Anoka County directly.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) manages Minnesota's public criminal history search tool. You can look up arrests, charges, and case outcomes by name. The BCA database covers records from all counties and goes back many years. Results include disposition data when cases have closed.

Minnesota Court Records Online at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us is the free public access system for Minnesota court cases. Anoka County cases fall under the 10th Judicial District. Search by name or case number to find charges, hearing dates, and outcomes. VINELink at vinelink.com provides custody alerts and tracks inmates at the Anoka County Jail. The Minnesota Department of Corrections offender search at coms.doc.state.mn.us covers people in state correctional facilities or on supervised release.

Cities in Anoka County

Anoka County includes several cities in the northern Twin Cities metro. Arrests in any of these cities are processed through the Anoka County Sheriff's Office or local police departments, but jail bookings go to the county jail in Anoka.

Other communities in Anoka County include Andover, Anoka, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, and others. All arrests in the county route through the sheriff's booking and records system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Anoka County. Each maintains its own jail and arrest record system.