Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
East Aurora is a village in Erie County, New York, with about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the East Aurora offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 village office pages for East Aurora, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Police records, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where East Aurora records are kept
- Kept by the Village of East Aurora: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Erie County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Erie County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
East Aurora police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the East Aurora police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for East Aurora police records.
- Website: eastaurora.gov/government/police-department (page title: Police Department | Village of East Aurora)
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the village police. They are in the Erie County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
East Aurora Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: eastaurora.gov (page title: Village of East Aurora, NY)
- Address: 1864 Davis Rd, West Falls, NY 14170
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to East Aurora
New York public records law applies to the village government of East Aurora. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Erie County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Erie County. The Erie County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
East Aurora Arrest Records
The East Aurora arrest records guide covers the agency that reports East Aurora's arrests to the FBI and the 114 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in East Aurora is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
East Aurora Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to East Aurora, each written from the city's own offices and figures: East Aurora warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), East Aurora inmate search (the jail page of the Erie County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), East Aurora criminal records (the court file, the New York criminal history and the local arrest records), East Aurora court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), East Aurora police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Freedom of Information Law requires), East Aurora traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), East Aurora DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), East Aurora divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and East Aurora property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official East Aurora website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official East Aurora offices listed above, and the village's own website is eastaurora.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in East Aurora?
Request it from the East Aurora police records unit at eastaurora.gov/government/police-department. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for East Aurora?
East Aurora cases are heard by the courts that serve Erie County, and people arrested in East Aurora are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Erie County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from East Aurora?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New York public records law applies to village governments.