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.
Luce County, Michigan, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Luce County depends on where the incident happened: the Luce 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Luce County public records, Luce County arrest records, Luce County warrants, Luce County inmate search, Luce County criminal records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Luce 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 Luce County that is the Luce 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 Luce County State Police in Luce County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Luce County Sheriff's Office
The Luce County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 94 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 293-8431. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lucecountymi.com/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff's Department | luce-county), phone (906) 293-8431, 411 West Harrie Street Newberry, MI 49868, Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Luce County
The FBI lists no city in Luce County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Newberry.
How Many Reports: Luce County in 2025
The one agency in Luce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 32 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Luce County Sheriff's Office reported 94 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (906) 293-3277, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Luce County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Luce 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 Luce 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 Luce County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Luce County State Police in Luce County.
How do I get a report from the Luce County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (906) 293-8431. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Luce 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.