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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
McIntosh County, North Dakota, has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McIntosh County depends on where the incident happened: the McIntosh 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 North Dakota Open Records Law 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.
Related guides: McIntosh County public records, McIntosh County arrest records, McIntosh County warrants, McIntosh County inmate search, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McIntosh 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 McIntosh County that is the McIntosh 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.
Reports from the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 12 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-288-5160. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcintoshnd.com/emergency-services/sheriff-911 (page title: Sheriff | 911 | McIntosh County, North Dakota), phone 701-288-5160, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McIntosh County
The one city the FBI lists in McIntosh County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Wishek: 1 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 arrests reported for 2025.
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: McIntosh County in 2025
The two agencies in McIntosh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 16 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in McIntosh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Dakota Open Records Law Requires
The North Dakota Open Records Law sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time, at a charge of copying, and staff time after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McIntosh County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
How long does an agency in McIntosh County have to answer?
Under the North Dakota Open Records Law, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-288-5160. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official McIntosh 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.