Search Kenai Peninsula 24 Hour Booking

Kenai Peninsula Borough 24 Hour Booking records cover people arrested by Kenai Police, Soldotna Police, Homer Police, Seward Police, and the Alaska State Troopers E Detachment. The borough has its own DOC facility at Wildwood that handles all longer holds. You can find Kenai Peninsula bookings through the trooper Daily Dispatch, the Alaska Court System CourtView portal, and the local police records units. This page lays out where each Kenai 24 Hour Booking record lives, how to file a public records request, and how to track inmate custody status across the borough.

Kenai Police Booking Records

The Kenai Police Department is the local source for 24 Hour Booking data inside Kenai city limits. The department sits at 107 South Willow Street, Kenai, AK 99611. Phone is (907) 283-7879. Kenai PD ran 6,950 service calls in 2022. The department logged 459 adult arrests, 16 juvenile arrests, and 72 DUI arrests that year. Officers also handled about 2,700 traffic contacts. Each commissioned officer trained 80 hours.

Public records search is available through the Kenai PD website. Arrest records come through written request. The department coordinates with the Alaska State Troopers and Soldotna Police on bigger cases. Most Kenai 24 Hour Booking holds move to the Wildwood Correctional Complex for longer custody. Standard copy fees apply.

Soldotna Police Records Request

The Soldotna Police Department is the local source for 24 Hour Booking data inside Soldotna city limits. The department sits at 44510 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK 99669. Phone is 907-262-4455. Fax is (907) 262-4421. The records request form is a PDF available through the city. The form covers the case number, your name, your contact info, the date of incident, the incident type, and the names of the parties.

Soldotna report fees follow a clear schedule. Reports cost $5.00 for pages 1 through 4. Each additional page costs $0.50. CDs and DVDs run $15.00 per disk. Reports must be picked up within two weeks of the notification call. Fees are non-refundable and paid at the time of request.

Some requests are denied. Reasons include a pending investigation, no record of the incident, or information protected under AS 40.25.120(a)(6)(c). 911 audio releases need approval by the KPB SPSCC dispatch center. The clerk will tell you if your Soldotna 24 Hour Booking request falls under any of these limits.

Soldotna Police records requests require specific details. The form asks for a case number, the date of the incident, the incident type, and the names of the people involved. You also state the reason for your request. The clerk checks the file and either fills it or sends back a denial with the reason checked off. Fees are paid at the time of the request and they are non-refundable. If you do not pick up your report within two weeks after the notification call, the file goes back to storage and you may have to start again. For a Kenai Peninsula 24 Hour Booking search at the Soldotna desk, bring a case number or an exact date to keep the process moving.

Wildwood Correctional Complex Custody

The Wildwood Correctional Complex is the main jail for Kenai Peninsula Borough. The facility sits at 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611. Phone is (907) 260-7200. Fax is (907) 260-7208. The complex has three parts. The Wildwood Correctional Complex (WCC), the Wildwood Pre-Trial Facility (WPT), and the Wildwood Transitional Program (WTP) all share the same site. Capacity is about 360 prisoners.

The facility holds people at all four security levels: maximum, minimum, medium, and close. Every Kenai Peninsula Borough arrestee from a city or trooper arrest is processed and held at Wildwood pending bail or court. Each Kenai Peninsula 24 Hour Booking moves through the intake desk for fingerprints, photos, and bail paperwork.

To find a person at Wildwood, use the Alaska VINE inmate locator. Search by full legal name and date of birth. You can also call the facility direct at (907) 260-7200. Provide the booking number if you have one. VINE also sends out alerts for transfers and releases.

What Kenai Booking Records Show

Kenai area booking records list the subject's full name, date of birth, gender, and race or ethnicity. The booking sheet shows the date and approximate time of arrest, the location, the arresting agency (Kenai PD, Soldotna PD, Homer PD, or AST), and the name or badge number of the arresting officer. Specific charges with statute citations are listed, with the felony or misdemeanor classification.

The booking record also includes the booking date and time, a unique booking number, the mugshot, the bail amount, and the custody status. Court dates and case or docket numbers are added once filed. Fingerprint and palm print impressions go on the file. Personal property inventory is logged at intake.

Trooper E Detachment Coverage

The Alaska State Troopers E Detachment covers the Kenai Peninsula. The detachment headquarters sits in Soldotna. Trooper posts run throughout the borough. Daily Dispatch coverage includes all unincorporated parts of the Kenai Peninsula. Troopers coordinate with the local city police on big cases. The detachment also runs regional search and rescue work.

Trooper arrests post to the Alaska State Troopers Daily Dispatch daily. Each entry shows the incident number, the date, the time, the charge, and the facility where the person was held. A typical incident number takes the form AK26021492. The dispatch lets you search by date or by name.

For trooper records requests, use the DPS FOIA portal. Include the date, the location, and the names of the parties. The portal sends back a confirmation number you can use to check on the request later. Most replies come back within ten working days under AS 40.25.110.

Kenai Peninsula Court Lookup

The Alaska Court System runs trial courts in Kenai, Homer, and Seward. All are part of the Third Judicial District. Use the Alaska CourtView case search to look up Kenai Peninsula bookings by name or case number. CourtView pulls from the statewide database. Once a charge is filed, it shows up within a day or two.

Some records come off CourtView under AS 22.35.030 if 60 days have passed since acquittal or full dismissal. Court copy fees run $5 for the first document and $3 for each additional copy. Certified copies cost $10 first and $3 after. Read AS 12.62.160 for criminal history sharing rules. The full text of every cited law lives at akleg.gov.

The Alaska Public Records Act guide is on the Alaska Department of Law page. Background checks come from the DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. The court also runs the eAccess records portal for older case file lookups.

Below is the Alaska CourtView search page. The court system publishes the public case lookup tool at courts.alaska.gov.

CourtView covers all Kenai Peninsula trial court cases. Pair it with VINE to confirm both the case status and the current housing facility for any Kenai 24 Hour Booking lookup.

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