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 on September 24, 2026.
Red Willow County, Nebraska, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Red Willow County depends on where the incident happened: the Red Willow 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 Nebraska Public Records Statutes 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Red Willow 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 Red Willow County that is the Red Willow 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 State Patrol in Red Willow County in Red Willow County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office
The Red Willow County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 4 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (308) 345-1850. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at redwillowcountyne.gov/sheriff-office (page title: Sheriff Office | Red Willow County), phone (308) 345-1850, 516 Norris Ave McCook, NE 69001, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Red Willow County
The one city the FBI lists in Red Willow County with a reporting agency of its own:
- McCook: 7 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2023; 327 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Red Willow County in 2023
The two agencies in Red Willow County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 7 violent and 122 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Red Willow County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 372 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Nebraska Public Records Statutes Requires
Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the agency must answer a request within 4 business days, and it may charge copying, and staff time after the first four hours. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at redwillowcountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request (page title: Freedom of Information Request | Red Willow County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 308-345-7905, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Red Willow County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
How long does an agency in Red Willow County have to answer?
Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes, within 4 business days. It may charge copying, and staff time after the first four hours.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Red Willow County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Red Willow County in Red Willow County.
How do I get a report from the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (308) 345-1850. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Red Willow 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.