Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking

Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking records cover people taken into custody in the Knik-Fairview Census Designated Place by Alaska State Troopers. The CDP has no city police of its own. You can search Knik-Fairview arrest records on the trooper Daily Dispatch, the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility inmate list, the VINE custody system, and the Alaska Court System CourtView portal. This page lays out where to find Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking data and who to contact.

State Troopers in Knik-Fairview

Knik-Fairview is an unincorporated CDP in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The area has no city police force. All law enforcement comes from the Alaska State Troopers B Detachment. The trooper dispatch line is (907) 269-5511. Troopers also cover Wasilla, Palmer, Houston, Big Lake, and the wider Mat-Su area.

B Detachment runs the highest case load of any trooper unit in the state. The staffing ratio in 2025 was about one trooper per 4,568 residents in B Detachment. Routine response times in Knik-Fairview can run 30 to 60 minutes or more under that load. Troopers still handle every arrest in the CDP from start to finish.

Knik-Fairview has no local jail. All arrests in the CDP are processed at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer. A trooper will book the person at MSPT after the arrest. The booking record then becomes a Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking entry in the state DOC system.

You can file a records request with the Alaska Department of Public Safety through dpsalaska.justfoia.com. Include the date and the names of the parties. The DPS records custodian sits at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. State law gives DPS 10 working days to respond under AS 40.25.110.

Trooper Daily Dispatch for Knik-Fairview

The Alaska State Troopers Daily Dispatch is the official press log for trooper arrests. The Dispatch posts daily. Each entry shows the date, time, location, charge, and remand facility. Knik-Fairview entries are common because troopers cover the whole CDP.

One sample from March 2025 read: "On March 12, 2025, Alaska State Troopers received a report at 11:05 p.m. of a residential fire in Knik-Fairview." Each entry has a case number you can use later in a records request. The Dispatch is searchable by date range. You can also pull a single entry by its incident number.

The Dispatch covers all five trooper detachments. B Detachment, which holds Knik-Fairview, posts the most active arrest log of any unit in Alaska. Use the Dispatch as your first stop for fresh Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking activity.

Below is the trooper Daily Dispatch home page. The Alaska Department of Public Safety hosts it at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov.

The page lists the most recent trooper arrests across the state. Use the search box to filter by Knik-Fairview or by a date range.

Mat-Su Pretrial Facility Bookings

The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is the main jail for Knik-Fairview arrests. MSPT sits at 339 East Dogwood Avenue in Palmer. The phone is (907) 745-0943. The facility is run by the Alaska Department of Corrections. It books all individuals arrested in Knik-Fairview by the troopers.

The intake desk records full name, date of birth, charges, bail, and booking number. That set is the Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking record at the state level. MSPT also handles pretrial detention for the wider Mat-Su area. Visiting hours run by appointment only. Reach the facility by phone for current rules.

You can confirm a person is at MSPT through the Alaska VINE system. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use the website. VINE shows the current location of any DOC inmate. The service is free and runs 24 hours a day. You can also sign up for automated release alerts.

CourtView for Mat-Su Cases

Knik-Fairview cases are filed at the Palmer Courthouse. The courthouse is at 435 South Denali Street. The phone is (907) 746-8181. Both Superior Court for felonies and District Court for misdemeanors sit in the Palmer building. Mat-Su case numbers start with 3PA. A typical number is 3PA-26-00001CR.

You can search Knik-Fairview cases on CourtView. The site is free. You search by name, case number, or ticket number. CourtView shows charges, hearing dates, docket entries, and bail. It pulls from the Third Judicial District for all Mat-Su Borough filings.

Some Knik-Fairview cases drop off CourtView. Under AS 22.35.030 the court takes a case off the public site after 60 days when the person is acquitted or all charges are dismissed. Juvenile and CINA matters are not posted at all. Check the date of birth before you act on a name match.

VINE Custody Tracking

The Alaska VINE system is the fastest way to confirm a Knik-Fairview arrest has hit the state DOC system. VINE is free. It runs 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-247-9763 or use vinelink.com. The site shows the current custody status of every Alaska DOC inmate.

You can also sign up for free release alerts. VINE will call when an offender is released, transferred, dies, escapes, or is placed on electronic monitoring. Advance alerts go out 30 days before release. Register a phone number, email, or both. You set a four digit PIN to confirm the alert.

VINE is confidential. The person in custody will not know you signed up. Calls may come at any hour. TTY service is at 1-866-847-1298. Use VINE as a fast check before any longer records request for a Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking case.

Public Records Act Rules

The Alaska Public Records Act sets the rules for Knik-Fairview record requests. APRA is in AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. Agencies have 10 working days to respond under AS 40.25.110. Day 0 is the day the request comes in. The Alaska Department of Law APRA guide covers the full process.

Some Knik-Fairview records stay closed. Active investigation files, juvenile records, victim names in sex crimes, and confidential source identity are all withheld by statute. Fees may apply when a search runs more than five person hours in a calendar month under AS 40.25.110(c). Most simple requests have no fee.

The DPS Records and Identification Bureau also handles formal background checks. The bureau is at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. The phone is (907) 269-5767. Name based checks cost $20. Fingerprint checks cost $35. Court copy fees run $5 for the first document and $3 for each added copy.

Fingerprint checks pull from the Alaska Public Safety Information Network. The reports cover adult arrests and convictions. They include dismissed and not guilty findings as well. Use the CRIB report for a longer view of a Knik-Fairview resident's record, not for a fresh 24 Hour Booking.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough Records

Knik-Fairview sits inside the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. All Knik-Fairview 24 Hour Booking activity rolls up to the borough level. For more on borough wide records, see the Matanuska-Susitna Borough records page.

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