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.
Cohoes, New York, in Albany 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 Cohoes depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Freedom of Information Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cohoes
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Cohoes that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Cohoes Police Department); outside it, the Albany County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Albany State University of New York Police and the State University of New York at Albany (Plaza) (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cohoes Police
For Cohoes, SearchSystems opened and checked the Cohoes police records page at cohoes-ny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/144/FOIL-Request-for-Information-PDF (page title: COHOES POLICE DEPARTMENT F.O.I.L. REQUEST FORM TO: RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Cohoes had 52 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 531 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Albany County Sheriff's Office
The Albany County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 475 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at albanycountyny.gov/sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Albany County, NY), 996 Madison Avenue, Room 120 Albany, NY 12208, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
Under the Freedom of Information Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents 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 albanycounty.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 District Attorney, (518) 487-5460, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cohoes?
From the agency that took it. The Cohoes police records page is at cohoes-ny.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Albany County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Cohoes have to answer?
Under the Freedom of Information Law, within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Albany County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
Is this the official Cohoes 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.