Access Palmer Booking Records

Palmer 24 Hour Booking records cover people taken into custody in the city of Palmer within the past day. Palmer had the second highest arrest rate in Alaska in 2024, with 2,347 arrests, after Anchorage. The Palmer Police Department keeps a current inmate roster on its official website. To find recent Palmer arrests you can use the PPD records request form, the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility, the trooper Daily Dispatch, the Alaska CourtView portal, and the VINE locator. This page maps each tool and shows how to obtain a Palmer booking record.

Palmer Police Department

The Palmer Police Department main line is (907) 745-5054. The records line is (907) 745-0943. Palmer PD is the lead source for Palmer 24 Hour Booking data inside city limits. The department keeps a current inmate roster online. The roster shows each person held at the city facility, the booking date, the charges, and the bail amount. This makes Palmer one of the few Alaska cities with a live public roster.

Palmer PD held the second highest arrest rate in the state in 2024. The department logs more than 2,000 arrests per year. That high volume reflects the role Palmer plays as the seat of the Mat-Su Borough and the home of the regional pretrial jail. Many trooper arrests across the borough end up at the Palmer facility for booking.

All requests for Palmer Police Department records must be made in writing using the official Public Records Request Form. Records cover police narrative reports, photos, accident reports, and dispatch logs. Adult arrest records are retained for 10 plus years or until the subject's death. Juvenile records are retained for 6 years or until age 18.

Palmer Records Request Form

Below is the Palmer Police Department records request page. The City of Palmer keeps the form at palmerak.org.

The page lists the full fee schedule and acceptable payment methods. Submit the form by mail, by email, or in person at the records counter.

Palmer fee schedule: $10.00 for officer reports up to 3 pages, then $0.25 per additional page. Audio, video, and photo attachments cost $20.00 per disc. Collision reports cost $10.00 each. Dispatch log copies cost $5.00. The department may deny a request if the case is still under investigation, if charges are pending, or if the case has not been adjudicated.

Privacy protections apply. Victim and witness addresses and phone numbers are confidential under AS 12.61.110. Under AS 12.62.180, records may be sealed if an arrest resulted from mistaken identity or a false accusation.

Mat-Su Pretrial Facility

The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility sits at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. The phone is (907) 745-0943. This is the primary booking site for Palmer arrests. The facility serves both Palmer PD and Alaska State Troopers arrests from across the borough. Capacity reaches more than 100 inmates. The facility holds both pretrial and short term sentenced people.

The Alaska Department of Corrections runs the facility. Booking records hold the person's name, date of birth, charges at booking, mug shot, bail amount, and housing unit. The data flows to the VINE alert system within hours. Medical and mental health screening happens at intake.

The Palmer Correctional Center is a separate long term facility for sentenced inmates from the Palmer area. The address is P.O. Box 919, Palmer, AK 99645. VINE tracks Palmer Correctional Center inmates as well. The Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm out near Wasilla also serves the borough as a work farm.

Mat-Su Borough Public Records

For non-police records about a Palmer incident, you can also request files from the borough records office. Below is the Mat-Su Borough public records page. The borough keeps the request portal at matsu.gov/public-records.

Borough records cover assembly actions, ordinances, and certain non-police files. For criminal records you still go through the Palmer PD records office or the trooper FOIA portal.

Trooper Daily Dispatch in Palmer

The Alaska State Troopers Daily Dispatch lists each trooper arrest by date. B Detachment covers the Mat-Su area, including Palmer, Wasilla, Willow, and Big Lake. Each entry shows the date, time, charge, place of arrest, and remand site. Most Palmer area entries end with a remand to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility.

Use the search bar on the Daily Dispatch page to filter by date or by name. The site supports a free text search. Type Palmer into the keyword box to pull recent trooper bookings near the city. Coordination with Palmer PD is close. Either agency may handle a call depending on the address.

Trooper records requests run through the DPS public records portal. Include the date, the location, and the names of the parties. Track the request with the number and security key the portal returns.

Palmer Cases on CourtView

Once a charge is filed, the case enters the Alaska CourtView portal. The Palmer trial court covers all Mat-Su Borough cases. Case numbers start with 3PA. CourtView shows case type, charges, hearing dates, docket entries, and bail. Search by name, by case number, or by ticket number.

CourtView is free. The portal returns up to 500 records per query. Add a date of birth to confirm a name match. CourtView is not a criminal history check. Some cases come off the public site under AS 22.35.030 after acquittal or full dismissal. The full statutes are at the Alaska Statutes site.

Court copy fees run $5 first page, $3 each more page, $10 for a certified copy. Research time runs $30 per hour under the court fee schedule.

VINE for Palmer Inmates

The Alaska VINE system tracks Palmer inmates in custody at Mat-Su Pretrial and any state facility. Call 1-800-247-9763 or go to vinelink.com. Search by name, by date of birth, or by inmate ID. The service is free and runs 24 hours a day. The TTY line is 1-866-847-1298.

Sign up for free alerts. Set a four-digit PIN. VINE will call or email when the person is moved, released, or sent to court. Alerts run 30 days before a planned release. The service is fully confidential. The inmate is never told you signed up.

Mat-Su Borough Resources

Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. For full borough wide booking and court info visit the Matanuska-Susitna Borough 24 Hour Booking page. The borough page covers Palmer PD, Wasilla PD, the trooper post, the Palmer trial court, and the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility.

For statewide background checks use the DPS background check portal. A name based check costs $20 and a fingerprint check costs $35. The full law on public records is laid out in the Alaska Department of Law APRA guide. APRA response is required within 10 working days under AS 40.25.110.

Nearby Mat-Su 24 Hour Booking Pages

Other Mat-Su communities share the Palmer trooper post and Mat-Su Pretrial for 24 Hour Booking records.