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 1, 2026.
Alger County, Michigan, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Alger County depends on where the incident happened: the Alger 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 Michigan Freedom of Information 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.
Related guides: Alger County public records, Alger County arrest records, Alger County warrants, Alger County inmate search, Alger County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Alger 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 Alger County that is the Alger 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 places the Alger County State Police in Alger County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Alger County Sheriff's Office
The Alger County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 39 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 387-4444. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at algercounty.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Alger County), phone (906) 387-4444, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Alger County
The one city the FBI lists in Alger County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Munising: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 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: Alger County in 2025
The two agencies in Alger County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 10 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Alger County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 70 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, at a charge of labor and copying, at rates the law caps, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (906) 387-2117, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Alger County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Alger County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
How long does an agency in Alger County 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 Alger County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Alger County State Police in Alger County.
How do I get a report from the Alger County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 387-4444. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Alger 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.