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 September 26, 2026.
Post Falls, Idaho, in Kootenai County, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Post Falls depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Idaho Public Records Act 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: Post Falls public records, Kootenai County police reports, Post Falls arrest records, Post Falls warrants, Post Falls inmate search, Post Falls property records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Post Falls
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 Post Falls that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Post Falls Police Department); outside it, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Post Falls Police
For Post Falls, SearchSystems opened and checked the Post Falls police records page at postfallspolice.gov/217/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Post Falls, ID), phone 208-773-3517, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Post Falls had 80 violent and 351 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 958 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 100 violent and 433 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,398 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kcsheriff.com/169/In-Custody-Report (page title: In-Custody Report | Kootenai County Sheriff, ID), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Idaho Public Records Act Requires
The Idaho Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, at a charge of copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at kcgov.us/655/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Kootenai County, ID).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 208-446-1800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Post Falls?
From the agency that took it. The Post Falls police records page is at postfallspolice.gov, phone 208-773-3517; the sheriff's reports come from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Post Falls have to answer?
Under the Idaho Public Records Act, within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed. It may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours.
How do I get a report from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed.
Is this the official Post Falls 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.