Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 26, 2026.
Locust, North Carolina, in Stanly County, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Locust depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Locust public records, Stanly County police reports, Locust arrest records, Locust warrants, Locust inmate search, Locust criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Locust
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.
Inside Locust that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Locust Police Department); outside it, the Stanly County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the State Park Rangers at Morrow Mountain (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Locust Police
For Locust, SearchSystems opened and checked the Locust police department's page at locustnc.com/police-department-resources (page title: City of Locust, NC | Police Department Resources), phone 704-888-5260, 186 Ray Kennedy Drive, Locust, NC 28097, Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Locust reported 1,153 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Stanly County Sheriff's Office
The Stanly County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 282 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at stanlysheriff.us/inmateList (page title: Inmates | Stanly County Sheriff’s Office NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the North Carolina Public Records Act Requires
The North Carolina Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Locust?
From the agency that took it. The Locust police department's page is at locustnc.com/police-department-resources, phone 704-888-5260; the sheriff's reports come from the Stanly County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Locust have to answer?
Under the North Carolina Public Records Act, as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Stanly County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the North Carolina Public Records Act the answer is due as promptly as possible; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Locust 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.