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 30, 2026.
Penobscot County, Maine, has about 157,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Penobscot County depends on where the incident happened: the Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County that is the Penobscot 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.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Maine at Orono (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 22 violent and 147 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 508 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at penobscot-sheriff.net/inmates (page title: Inmate Search | Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Penobscot County
The three cities the FBI lists in Penobscot County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bangor: 79 violent and 1,251 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,768 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brewer: 3 violent and 166 property crimes reported for 2025; 315 arrests reported for 2025.
- Old Town: 169 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: Penobscot County in 2025
The 11 agencies in Penobscot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 115 violent and 1,719 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Penobscot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,398 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maine Freedom of Access Act Requires
The Maine Freedom of Access Act sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days, at a charge of staff time after the first two hours, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (207) 942-8535, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Penobscot County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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 Penobscot County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Penobscot 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.