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 September 30, 2026.
Iosco County, Michigan, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Iosco County depends on where the incident happened: the Iosco 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: Iosco County public records, Iosco County arrest records, Iosco County warrants, Iosco County inmate search, Iosco County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Iosco 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 Iosco County that is the Iosco 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 Iosco County State Police in Iosco County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Iosco County Sheriff's Office
The Iosco County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 17 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at iosco.net/sheriffs-office/jail-information (page title: Iosco County Jail | Iosco County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Iosco County
The two cities the FBI lists in Iosco County with a reporting agency of their own:
- East Tawas.
- Tawas City: 4 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 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: Iosco County in 2025
The three agencies in Iosco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 44 violent and 119 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Iosco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 160 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at iosco.net/foia (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Iosco County, MI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (989) 362-5832, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Iosco County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Iosco 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 Iosco 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 Iosco County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Iosco County State Police in Iosco County.
How do I get a report from the Iosco County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Iosco 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.