Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Garrett is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, with about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Garrett offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Garrett, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Garrett records are kept
- Kept by the City of Garrett: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by DeKalb County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the DeKalb County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Garrett police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Garrett police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Garrett police records.
- Website: cityofgarrett.com/police-department (page title: Police Department)
- Phone: 972-875-5893
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the DeKalb County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Garrett City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: garrettindiana.us/contact-us (page title: Contact Us | City of Garrett, IN)
- Phone: 260-357-3836
- Address: 130 South Randolph Street Garrett, IN 46738
- Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Garrett
Indiana public records law applies to the city government of Garrett. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Garrett Arrest Records
The Garrett arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Garrett's arrests to the FBI. It also says where a person arrested in Garrett is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Garrett Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Garrett, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Garrett warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Garrett inmate search (the custody page of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Garrett criminal records (the court file, the Indiana criminal history and the local arrest records), Garrett court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Garrett traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Garrett DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Garrett divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Garrett property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Garrett website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Garrett offices listed above, and the city's own website is garrettindiana.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Garrett?
Request it from the Garrett police records unit at cityofgarrett.com/police-department, phone 972-875-5893. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Garrett?
Garrett cases are heard by the courts that serve DeKalb County, and people arrested in Garrett are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the DeKalb County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Garrett?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Indiana public records law applies to city governments.