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 October 2, 2026.
Thurston County, Nebraska, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Thurston County depends on where the incident happened: the Thurston 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.
Related guides: Thurston County public records, Thurston County arrest records, Thurston County warrants, Thurston County inmate search, Thurston County criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Thurston 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 Thurston County that is the Thurston 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 Thurston County in Thurston County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Emerson Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Thurston County, so its arrests are not broken out for Thurston County here.
Reports from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at thurstonsheriff.org/inmate-search (page title: Thurston County Correctional Facility Inmate Search, Jail Rosters), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Thurston County
The one city the FBI lists in Thurston County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Walthill: 1,188 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: Thurston County in 2025
The one agency in Thurston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 13 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Walthill reported 1,188 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 thurstoncountyne.gov/county-clerk/freedom-of-information-request (page title: Freedom of Information Request | Thurston County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 402-385-3416, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Thurston County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Thurston 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 Thurston 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 Thurston County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol in Thurston County in Thurston County.
How do I get a report from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes the answer is due within 4 business days.
Is this the official Thurston 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.