Blaine Booking Reports
Booking reports for Blaine arrests are processed at the Anoka County Jail, where everyone taken into custody by Blaine Police is booked and held. You can request police records through the JustFOIA online portal, check the Anoka County inmate locator, and look up court outcomes through the state system. Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, arrest data is public record, making names, charges, booking dates, and custody details available to anyone. Blaine is a city of roughly 70,000 people in Anoka County, located north of the Twin Cities.
Blaine Booking Reports
Blaine Police Department
The Blaine Police Department serves one of the larger suburban cities north of Minneapolis. The department's main number is 763-785-6168. The City Clerk's office, which handles some administrative records and city correspondence, can be reached at 763-784-6700. When Blaine officers make an arrest, the person is taken to the Anoka County Jail for booking. The police department handles its own incident reports and related records, which are requested separately from jail booking data.
The department's official page is at blainemn.gov/police. The site covers department services, how to reach staff, and how to access public records. Media reports and press releases from the department are archived at blainemn.gov and provide a look at recent incidents and notable arrests.
| Police | 763-785-6168 |
|---|---|
| City Clerk | 763-784-6700 |
| County | Anoka County |
| Judicial District | 10th |
Requesting Blaine Police Records via JustFOIA
Blaine uses the JustFOIA online portal for public records requests. The portal is shared with nearby Brooklyn Park. You can access it at blainemn.justfoia.com/publicportal. The system allows you to create an account to track your request status, submit requests anonymously, make payments, and receive documents electronically. This is Blaine's preferred records request method.
JustFOIA is a common platform used by Minnesota cities to handle data practices requests under state law. It keeps a record of your submission and lets you track progress without having to follow up by phone. If you know what type of record you need -- incident report, crash report, call log -- the portal guides you through the request process step by step.
Records that involve active investigations, juvenile matters, or certain personnel data are not public. If a request is denied, the department must identify the legal basis for the denial under Minnesota data practices law. The JustFOIA portal handles that communication as part of the process. You can see the status of a denial and, if needed, follow up with the city's data practices compliance official.
Note: The JustFOIA portal is the preferred submission method for Blaine records requests and gives you a tracking number to follow your request from submission through delivery.
Anoka County Jail Booking Records
When Blaine officers make an arrest, the person is transported to the Anoka County Jail for booking. The Anoka County Sheriff's Office maintains an online Inmate Locator at anokacountymn.gov. The locator is public under Minn. Stat. 13.82 and lets you search by name for people currently in custody. Results include booking date, current charges, and custody status.
Anoka County is a large suburban county north of Minneapolis. Its jail serves Blaine, Coon Rapids, and other municipalities throughout the county. Booking information is recorded at intake and may not reflect later changes to charges or bail decisions. Court records are the right source for current case status.
For full details on how Anoka County handles jail records and bookings, see the Anoka County Booking Reports page.
Note: The Anoka County Inmate Locator reflects current custody status -- if a person was released after posting bail, they will no longer appear in the locator even if charges are still pending in court.
VINE Custody Notifications
VINE -- Victim Information and Notification Everyday -- lets you track custody status after a Blaine arrest and booking at the Anoka County Jail. Register free at vinelink.com or call 1-877-MN-4-VINE. Once registered, the system sends automatic alerts when the person is released, transferred, or has a court date. It runs around the clock and requires no follow-up phone calls on your part.
VINE is free for all users. You can register with an email address or phone number and choose your preferred notification method. It is available to victims, family members, attorneys, and anyone with a lawful interest in tracking custody following an arrest in Blaine.
Court Records and BCA Checks for Blaine Cases
Booking records document an arrest and initial charges. They do not tell you what happened next. For the full case record, use Minnesota Court Records Online at publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us. This free state tool lets you search by name for Anoka County cases in the 10th Judicial District. You can find case numbers, charge details, hearing dates, and final dispositions including convictions, dismissals, and plea outcomes.
The 10th Judicial District handles cases from Anoka and Washington counties. If a Blaine arrest led to charges that were later reduced or dropped, that will show in the court record rather than the booking report. Booking records and court records together give the most complete picture of what occurred.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension offers a statewide criminal history search at dps.mn.gov. BCA results include convictions from all Minnesota counties. There is a fee per search. This is the right tool when you need a full criminal background rather than a record limited to a single city or county.
For anyone serving time in a Minnesota state facility, the Department of Corrections Offender Locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us shows current placement and custody status.
Nearby Cities
Other cities near Blaine with booking reports pages include Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, and Maple Grove. Each city's arrests go to the jail in its home county. Follow the links for records contact information and request details for each city.