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 26, 2026.
Portales, New Mexico, in Roosevelt County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Portales depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Inspection of 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: Portales public records, Roosevelt County police reports, Portales arrest records, Portales warrants, Portales criminal records, Portales court records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Portales
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 Portales that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Portales Police Department); outside it, the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Eastern New Mexico University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Portales Police
For Portales, SearchSystems opened and checked the Portales police records page at portalesnm.gov/services/departments_g-z/police_department/divisions... (page title: Portales, NM), phone 575-226-3916, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Portales had 49 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 402 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office
The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Inspection of Public Records Act Requires
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days, and it may charge copying at no more than $1 a page. 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 ninthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/services-programs/records-requests (page title: Records Requests | Ninth Judicial District).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Portales?
From the agency that took it. The Portales police records page is at portalesnm.gov, phone 575-226-3916; the sheriff's reports come from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Portales have to answer?
Under the Inspection of Public Records Act, within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days. It may charge copying at no more than $1 a page.
How do I get a report from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Inspection of Public Records Act the answer is due within 15 calendar days, after acknowledging the request within 3 business days.
Is this the official Portales 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.