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.
Ontonagon County, Michigan, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ontonagon County depends on where the incident happened: the Ontonagon 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County that is the Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County State Police in Ontonagon County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Office
The Ontonagon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 11 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 906-884-4901. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ontonagoncounty.org/county-offices/sheriff-department (page title: Sheriff Department | Ontonagon County), phone 906-884-4901, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
How Many Reports: Ontonagon County in 2025
The one agency in Ontonagon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 9 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Ontonagon County Sheriff's Office reported 11 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)884-4155, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ontonagon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Ontonagon County State Police in Ontonagon County.
How do I get a report from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 906-884-4901. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Ontonagon 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.