Sitka 24 Hour Booking Records

Sitka 24 Hour Booking records track people taken into custody in the City and Borough of Sitka within the past day. The Sitka Police Department keeps a jail roster of all current inmates held at the city jail. To find recent Sitka arrests you can use the Sitka PD records office, the trooper Daily Dispatch, the Alaska CourtView case search, and the VINE inmate locator. This page maps each tool, lists the right phone numbers, and shows how to obtain a Sitka booking record from the right source.

Sitka Police Department Booking

The Sitka Police Department sits at 304 Lake Street, Sitka, AK 99835. The main line is (907) 747-3245. The chief is Chad Goeden. The 24 hour dispatch center runs without a break. Sitka Police handle all arrests inside the city and borough. Sitka has no separate sheriff's office. The city and borough use a unified government, so the local police cover the full area.

Sitka PD keeps a comprehensive jail roster. The roster lists every person currently held at the city jail. Each line shows the name, charge, booking date, and bail. Sitka is one of the few Alaska cities that runs its own community jail rather than handing all bookings off to the state DOC. That makes the local roster the first place to look for a Sitka 24 Hour Booking search.

The Records Division handles requests for arrest records and police reports. Walk in to the front counter at Lake Street, or call ahead. The Crime Line for anonymous tips is (907) 747-8980. Sitka PD also publishes press releases for major incidents.

Sitka Jail Roster Online

The city posts the jail roster on the city of Sitka website. The roster shows current inmates, charges, and booking details. It updates often as new bookings come in and bonded inmates leave. You can search by inmate name or by booking number. Each entry shows the booking date, the charges at booking, and the bail amount.

Below is the Sitka Police Department web page. The City of Sitka keeps the police home page at cityofsitka.com.

The site also lists recent arrests, traffic alerts, and contact info for the records office.

Public access to current detainees is one of the strongest features of the Sitka system. Most other Alaska cities require a phone call or a records request. Sitka puts a live roster online for free.

Trooper Coverage in Sitka

Alaska State Troopers maintain a post in Sitka for regional coverage. Troopers handle calls outside city patrol limits and back up Sitka PD on serious incidents. The trooper post falls under A Detachment, which covers Southeast Alaska. Trooper arrests in the Sitka area show up on the Alaska State Troopers Daily Dispatch.

Each Daily Dispatch entry lists the date, time, charge, place of arrest, and the remand site. For Sitka the remand line often reads Sitka City Jail or Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Lemon Creek is the main DOC site for Southeast Alaska. It sits in Juneau. Some long term inmates from Sitka end up there for longer holds.

Use the search bar on the Daily Dispatch page to filter by name or by date. The site supports a free text search. Type Sitka into the keyword box to pull recent trooper bookings near the city.

VINE for Sitka Inmates

The Alaska VINE system tracks Sitka arrestees once they move to a 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. TTY users can call 1-866-847-1298.

VINE is most useful when a Sitka inmate is moved to Lemon Creek in Juneau. The local roster only lists current city jail inmates. Once a person is sent to Lemon Creek, you have to use VINE or call the Lemon Creek facility direct. The Lemon Creek phone is (907) 465-6200. The address is 1000 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801.

Sign up for free alerts. Set a four-digit PIN. VINE will call or email when the person is released, transferred, or sent to court. Alerts run 30 days before a planned release.

Sitka Cases on CourtView

Once a charge is filed, the case enters the Alaska CourtView portal. The Sitka trial court covers all Sitka cases. Case numbers start with 1SI. CourtView shows case type, charges filed, hearing dates, docket entries, and bail status. 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. Note that CourtView is not a criminal history check. Some cases come off the public site under AS 22.35.030 after acquittal or full dismissal.

For older Sitka records, contact the Sitka court clerk. Pre-1990 case files are kept on paper. 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.

Records Requests for Sitka

To get a full Sitka police report, file a public records request with the Sitka Police Department records office. Most requests get a reply within 10 working days under the Alaska Public Records Act, codified at AS 40.25.110. The first 5 person-hours of staff search time are free. After that the agency may charge for the actual cost of the search.

For trooper reports, file a request through the Alaska DPS public records portal. Include the date, the location, and the names of the parties. The portal returns a request number and a security key. Save those to track the request. The full law is laid out in the Alaska Department of Law APRA guide.

Some records can be held back. Under AS 40.25.120 the agency may deny release if the case is open, if the file would reveal a confidential source, or if release would invade personal privacy. Victim contact info in sex assault cases is always closed under AS 12.61.140.

Sitka Background Check

For a long term criminal record check, use the DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. A name based check costs $20. A fingerprint based check costs $35. The bureau sits at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. Call (907) 269-5767. You can also start the request online through the DPS background check portal.

The full Alaska criminal code is available on the Alaska Statutes site. Title 12 covers criminal procedure. Title 40 covers public records. Title 33 covers correctional rules.

Sitka Borough Resources

Sitka uses a unified city and borough government. For the full set of borough wide booking and court info visit the Sitka City and Borough 24 Hour Booking page.

Nearby Southeast Alaska Pages

Other Southeast Alaska communities share trooper coverage and Lemon Creek for long term holds.