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Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, has about 3,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, with one city agency reporting to the FBI. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Alaska Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, arrest counts, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Aleutians East Borough public records, Alaska arrest records, Alaska inmate search and Alaska criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Aleutians East Borough
Alaska has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Aleutians East Borough are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, and in Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
The FBI lists one city in Aleutians East Borough with a reporting agency of its own:
- Sand Point, 681 residents.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
Arrest Counts on File for Aleutians East Borough
The FBI publishes monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. For Aleutians East Borough the counts on file are partial: Sand Point has sent some months but no full year since 2019, so no annual total is given here.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Aleutians East Borough Are Held
In Alaska the jails belong to the state. Anyone held after an arrest in Aleutians East Borough is booked into a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and the inmate lookup is the state's.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Aleutians East Borough
For Aleutians East Borough the place to look is the case index of the Alaska Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm).
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Alaska is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks, through the Alaska Department of Public Safety. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Aleutians East Borough
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the agency must answer within 10 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
- An arrest in Sand Point: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Alaska Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm.
- Any borough record that is not posted: the borough records request page SearchSystems verified is at aleutianseast.org (page title: Public Information Requests | Aleutians East Borough).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based or name-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Cities in Aleutians East Borough: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the five cities in Aleutians East Borough: Sand Point. Akutan, King Cove, False Pass and Cold Bay have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are people arrested in Aleutians East Borough booked?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Are arrest records public in Aleutians East Borough?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Alaska Department of Public Safety: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alaska Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Aleutians East Borough?
From the agency that made the arrest: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days; the borough records request page SearchSystems verified is at aleutianseast.org.
Is this the official Aleutians East Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.