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 on September 23, 2026.
Newaygo County, Michigan, has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Newaygo County depends on where the incident happened: the Newaygo 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Newaygo 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 Newaygo County that is the Newaygo 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 Newaygo County State Police in Newaygo County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Hesperia Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Newaygo County, so its arrests are not broken out for Newaygo County here.
Reports from the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office
The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 834 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (231) 689-7303. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at newaygocountymi.gov/departments/county-sherrif/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Newaygo County), phone (231) 689-7303, 1035 E James Street, PO Box 845 White Cloud, MI 49349, Monday - Friday, 8am-12pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Newaygo County
The four cities the FBI lists in Newaygo County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fremont: 9 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2024; 226 arrests reported for 2024.
- Newaygo: 9 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2024; 68 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Cloud: 12 arrests reported for 2021.
- Grant: 43 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Newaygo County in 2024
The two agencies in Newaygo County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 18 violent and 163 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Newaygo County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 305 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (231)689-7283, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Newaygo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Newaygo 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Newaygo County State Police in Newaygo County.
How do I get a report from the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (231) 689-7303. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Newaygo 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.