Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Falcon Heights, Minnesota, in Ramsey County, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Ramsey County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Falcon Heights public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Falcon Heights
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Falcon Heights. In Ramsey County the county agency that reports arrests is the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ramsey County: the State Patrol at Oakdale (state police); the Capitol Security, St. Paul and the Minnesota State Fair Police (state agency).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Falcon Heights Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Falcon Heights and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 400 people, down from about 680 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,022 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office at ramseycountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/sheri... (page title: Inmates In-Custody (Booking Reports) | Ramsey County, Minnesota), phone 651-266-9350, 425 Grove St. Saint Paul, MN 55101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Falcon Heights
An arrest in Falcon Heights can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; Minnesota Court Records Online, the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at ramseycountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/county-attorneys-office).
Minnesota is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions, through the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Falcon Heights
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
- An arrest by the Falcon Heights police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at savmn.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-5/Request-a-Police-Report-69 (page title: Form Center, Request a Police Report), phone 612-782-3301, 3301 Silver Lake Road, Saint Anthony Village, MN 55418, Monday-Friday: 8AM - 4:30PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 651-266-9350.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
- Your own statewide record: a request to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The Ramsey County guide covers every agency in the county: Ramsey County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Falcon Heights?
Look on the custody page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office at ramseycountymn.gov, or call 651-266-9350. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Falcon Heights booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Falcon Heights?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: the public criminal history search online is free and shows 15 years of convictions. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Falcon Heights?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Falcon Heights website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.