Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Cloquet is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, with about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Cloquet offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Cloquet, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Cloquet records are kept
- Kept by the City of Cloquet: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Carlton County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Carlton County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Cloquet police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Cloquet police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Cloquet police records.
- Website: cloquetmn.gov/departments/police/police-department-request-for-publ... (page title: Police Department Request for Public Data Form | Cloquet, MN)
- Phone: 218-879-1247
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Carlton County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Cloquet City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cloquetmn.gov/departments/administration/contact-us-337 (page title: Staff Directory | Cloquet, MN)
- Phone: (218)879-3347
- Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Cloquet
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of Cloquet. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Cloquet Arrest Records
The Cloquet arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Cloquet's arrests to the FBI and the 203 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Cloquet is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Cloquet Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Cloquet, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Cloquet warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Cloquet inmate search (the custody page of the Carlton County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Cloquet criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), Cloquet court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Cloquet police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), Cloquet DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Cloquet divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Cloquet property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Cloquet website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Cloquet offices listed above, and the city's own website is cloquetmn.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Cloquet?
Request it from the Cloquet police records unit at cloquetmn.gov, phone 218-879-1247. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Cloquet?
Cloquet cases are heard by the courts that serve Carlton County, and people arrested in Cloquet are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Carlton County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Cloquet?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Minnesota public records law applies to city governments.