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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Melrose, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Melrose depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Massachusetts 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: Melrose public records, Middlesex County police reports, Melrose arrest records, Melrose warrants, Melrose inmate search, Melrose criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Melrose
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 Melrose that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Melrose Police Department); outside it, the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA | Official Website.
The FBI's list also places the Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places 12 campus police departments and one state agency in Middlesex County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Melrose Police
For Melrose, SearchSystems opened and checked the Melrose police department's page at melrosepolice.net/policies-and-procedures (page title: Policies and Procedures | Melrose Police Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Melrose had 46 violent and 166 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 248 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA | Official Website
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at middlesexsheriff.org (page title: Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Massachusetts Public Records Law Requires
The Massachusetts Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of staff time after the first four hours for towns and two for the state, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Melrose?
From the agency that took it. The Melrose police department's page is at melrosepolice.net/policies-and-procedures; the sheriff's reports come from the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA | Official Website.
How long does an agency in Melrose have to answer?
Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, within 10 business days. It may charge staff time after the first four hours for towns and two for the state, plus copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Melrose?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Middlesex County State Police in Middlesex County.
How do I get a report from the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA | Official Website?
From its records unit. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Melrose 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.