Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Roanoke, Alabama, in Randolph County, has about 5,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Roanoke depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Alabama Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Roanoke public records, Randolph County police reports, Roanoke arrest records, Roanoke warrants, Roanoke inmate search, Roanoke criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Roanoke
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Roanoke that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Roanoke Police Department); outside it, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Southern Union State Community College (campus police) and 5th Judicial Circuit Narcotics Unit (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Roanoke Police
For Roanoke, SearchSystems opened and checked the Roanoke police department's page at roanokealabama.org/police (page title: Police | The City of Roanoke, AL), phone 334-863-4129, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Roanoke had 46 violent and 145 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 591 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 231 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 50 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 256-357-4545. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at randolphcountyal.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Randolph County Alabama), phone 256-357-4545, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
What the Alabama Public Records Law Requires
The Alabama Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at randolphcountyal.gov/open-records-requests (page title: Open Records Requests | Randolph County Alabama).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Roanoke?
From the agency that took it. The Roanoke police department's page is at roanokealabama.org/police, phone 334-863-4129; the sheriff's reports come from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Roanoke have to answer?
Under the Alabama Public Records Law, within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 256-357-4545. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Roanoke website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.