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 9, 2026.
St. Johns, Michigan, in Clinton County, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Johns depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Michigan Freedom of Information 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: St. Johns public records, Clinton County police reports, St. Johns arrest records, St. Johns warrants, St. Johns inmate search, St. Johns criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Johns
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 St. Johns that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as St. Johns Police Department); outside it, the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Clinton County State Police in Clinton County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Capitol Region Airport Authority (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The East Lansing Police Department and the Lansing Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Clinton County, so their arrests are not broken out for Clinton County here.
Reports from the St. Johns Police
For St. Johns, SearchSystems opened and checked the St. Johns police records page at cityofstjohnsmi.com/topic/subtopic.php?topicid=61&structureid=20 (page title: Police Reports | St. Johns Michigan), phone 989-244-8944, 409 S Whittemore St P.O. Box 477 St Johns, MI 48879, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for St. Johns had 10 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 52 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 285 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 989-224-5100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at clinton-county.org/m/directory/employee?eid=9 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff Dush), phone 989-224-5100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, and it may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps. 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 Prosecuting Attorney, 989-224-5100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Johns?
From the agency that took it. The St. Johns police records page is at cityofstjohnsmi.com, phone 989-244-8944; the sheriff's reports come from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in St. Johns have to answer?
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension. It may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in St. Johns?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Clinton County State Police in Clinton County.
How do I get a report from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 989-224-5100. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official St. Johns 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.