Access Itasca County Booking Reports
Itasca County Booking Reports are public records that document each arrest and jail intake processed by the Itasca County Sheriff's Office in Grand Rapids. This page covers the online inmate search, how to submit records requests, what booking data includes, and where to find court and criminal history records for cases in the 9th Judicial District.
Itasca County Booking Reports
Itasca County Inmate Search
The Itasca County Sheriff's Office provides an online inmate search at sheriff.itascacountymn.gov/inmateSearch. The tool shows people currently in custody at the county jail in Grand Rapids. It is one of the cleaner interfaces among north-central Minnesota county jail systems and is updated during normal business operations.
Search results include the person's name, booking date, charges, and current custody status. The inmate search is separate from the main county website but links back to it. If you need to make a records request or contact the jail directly, the Sheriff's Office contact information is available through the main site at co.itasca.mn.us/223/Sheriffs-Office.
Records requests can be made through the Sheriff's Office during business hours. A request form is available at the facility. Physical copies of records carry a standard per-page fee. For questions about a specific case or inmate, call the jail at (218) 327-0697 or the main Sheriff's line at (218) 326-3477.
Note: Itasca County records requests are processed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; contact the jail at (218) 327-0697 for questions about a specific inmate.
Sheriff's Office Contact and Location
The Itasca County Sheriff's Office is in Grand Rapids, the county seat. The jail is administered by Lucas Thompson and operates under the supervision of the Sheriff's Office.
| Agency | Itasca County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 108 NE 5th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 |
| Sheriff Phone | (218) 326-3477 |
| Jail Phone | (218) 327-0697 |
| Fax | (218) 326-4663 |
| Records Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Jail Administrator | Lucas Thompson |
| Sheriff Website | co.itasca.mn.us/Sheriffs-Office |
| Inmate Search | Itasca Inmate Search |
Specialized Units and County Operations
The Itasca County Sheriff's Office runs several specialized units that generate booking records and arrest activity. Boat and Water Safety enforcement operates heavily during warmer months given the county's many lakes. Violations can result in arrests and bookings just as any other offense.
The D.A.R.E. program focuses on prevention and is not directly tied to arrests, but the Drug Task Force is active and regularly makes drug-related arrests that feed into the inmate database. The Emergency Response Team handles high-risk warrant service and other situations where specialized tactics are needed. Those operations often result in bookings.
The Dive Team is a search and recovery unit. Snowmobile Safety enforcement runs during winter months. Violations during snowmobile operations can result in arrests or citations that may generate records in the court system. The breadth of these units reflects the range of law enforcement demands in a large, lake-heavy northern Minnesota county.
What Itasca County Booking Records Contain
A booking record is created at the time of jail intake. It captures information as it exists at that moment, which means some fields may change as a case moves through the legal system. Booking records do not indicate guilt. They reflect the circumstances of an arrest and initial custody.
Standard fields include name, date of birth, booking date and time, charges at intake, arresting agency, custody status, bail or bond conditions, and housing location within the facility. If the person has been released, their status will reflect that. If a bail amount has been set, it will appear along with whether it has been paid or a bond has been posted.
Charges at booking are what law enforcement documented at the time of arrest. Prosecutors review these and decide what formal charges to file. The formal court charges may differ from the booking charges. Always cross-check with Minnesota Court Records Online to see what the court has actually filed and how the case is progressing.
Note: Charges listed in Itasca County booking records reflect the arrest stage only; formal charges filed by prosecutors may differ and are tracked in the court system.
Minnesota Open Records Law for Arrest Data
Booking data in Itasca County is public under Minnesota Statutes section 13.82. This law classifies arrest data as public government data and requires law enforcement agencies to disclose it on request. The public fields include name, arrest date, charges, and arresting agency. Private fields, such as certain victim information and active investigation details, are protected.
Records requests can be made in person at the Sheriff's Office during business hours. Written requests are also accepted. There is a per-page fee for physical copies. Digital access through the online inmate search is free and does not require a formal request.
Statewide Resources for Itasca County
Minnesota Court Records Online covers 9th District case filings for Itasca County. Use it to find hearing dates, see formal charges, and check case outcomes for anyone booked at the county jail. You can search by name or by a case number from the inmate search.
The BCA Criminal History search provides statewide conviction records from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. It covers cases from all Minnesota courts and goes beyond what the county inmate search shows. VINE provides free custody alerts at vinelink.com or by calling 1-877-664-8463.
People transferred to state prison after conviction appear in the MN DOC Offender Locator. County jail records cover local custody only and do not reflect state prison populations.
Nearby Counties
Itasca County is in north-central Minnesota. Several neighboring counties share the 9th Judicial District and have their own booking records and sheriff operations.