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 on September 24, 2026.
Aroostook County, Maine, has about 67,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Aroostook County depends on where the incident happened: the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Maine Freedom of Access Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Aroostook County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Aroostook County that is the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office
The Aroostook County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 64 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 201 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 207-532-3471. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at aroostook.me.us/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Aroostook County Maine), phone 207-532-3471, 25 School St, Ste 216 Houlton, ME 04730, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Aroostook County
The two cities the FBI lists in Aroostook County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Presque Isle: 20 violent and 138 property crimes reported for 2025; 389 arrests reported for 2025.
- Caribou: 6 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 218 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Aroostook County in 2025
The eight agencies in Aroostook County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 46 violent and 417 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Aroostook County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,336 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maine Freedom of Access Act Requires
Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days, and it may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (207) 498-2557, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Aroostook County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
How long does an agency in Aroostook County have to answer?
Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act, within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days. It may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 207-532-3471. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
Is this the official Aroostook County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.