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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Tinton Falls, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tinton Falls depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Open 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: Tinton Falls public records, Monmouth County police reports, Tinton Falls arrest records, Tinton Falls warrants, Tinton Falls inmate search, Tinton Falls property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tinton Falls
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 Tinton Falls that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Tinton Falls Police Department); outside it, the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Monmouth County State Police in Monmouth County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Monmouth University and Brookdale Community College (campus police) and Prosecutor in Monmouth County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tinton Falls Police
For Tinton Falls, SearchSystems opened and checked the Tinton Falls police records page at tfpolice.org/request-a-police-report (page title: Request a Police Report), phone 732-542-3400, 556 Tinton Ave., Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Tinton Falls reported 226 arrests for 2022.
Reports from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 972 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (732) 577-8700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsonj.org/inmate-search-2 (page title: inmate search), phone (732) 577-8700, 2500 Kozloski Rd Freehold, NJ 07721, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Open Public Records Act Requires
The Open Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying at 5 cents a page for letter size, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at monmouthcountynj.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tinton Falls?
From the agency that took it. The Tinton Falls police records page is at tfpolice.org/request-a-police-report, phone 732-542-3400; the sheriff's reports come from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Tinton Falls have to answer?
Under the Open Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying at 5 cents a page for letter size.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Tinton Falls?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Monmouth County State Police in Monmouth County.
How do I get a report from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (732) 577-8700. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Tinton Falls 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.