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 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Independence, Kansas, in Montgomery County, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Independence depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Kansas Open 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: Independence public records, Montgomery County police reports, Independence arrest records, Independence warrants, Independence inmate search, Independence criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Independence
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 Independence that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Independence Police Department); outside it, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Independence Police
For Independence, SearchSystems opened and checked the Independence police department's page at independenceks.gov/m/directory/department?did=14 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 620-332-1700, 120 N 6th Street Dispatch & Patrol-1st Independence, KS 67301, Tuesday through Friday 3 to 6 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Independence reported 330 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 415 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
The Kansas Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of staff time and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Independence?
From the agency that took it. The Independence police department's page is at independenceks.gov, phone 620-332-1700; the sheriff's reports come from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Independence have to answer?
Under the Kansas Open Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge staff time and copying.
How do I get a report from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Independence 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.