Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 September 30, 2026.
Dickinson County, Michigan, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dickinson County depends on where the incident happened: the Dickinson 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Dickinson County public records, Dickinson County arrest records, Dickinson County warrants, Dickinson County inmate search, Dickinson County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dickinson County
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.
In Dickinson County that is the Dickinson 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 Dickinson County State Police in Dickinson County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 13 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 774-6262. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dickinsoncountymi.gov/government/county_departments/sheriffs_depart... (page title: Welcome to Dickinson County, MI), phone (906) 774-6262, 705 S. Stephenson Ave. Iron Mountain MI 49801, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dickinson County
The three cities the FBI lists in Dickinson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Iron Mountain: 9 arrests reported for 2020. The Iron Mountain police records page is at ironmountainmi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1771/FOIA-Request-form-Polic... (verified September 26, 2026).
- Kingsford: 11 arrests reported for 2020.
- Norway: 5 arrests reported for 2020.
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dickinson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Dickinson County State Police in Dickinson County.
How do I get a report from the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 774-6262. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Dickinson 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.