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 28, 2026.
Kettering, Ohio, in Montgomery County, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kettering depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Ohio 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: Kettering public records, Montgomery County police reports, Kettering arrest records, Kettering warrants, Kettering inmate search, Kettering criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kettering
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 Kettering that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Kettering Police Department); outside it, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Sinclair Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Carlisle Police Department and the Springboro Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Montgomery County, so their arrests are not broken out for Montgomery County here.
Reports from the Kettering Police
For Kettering, SearchSystems opened and checked the Kettering police records page at ketteringoh.org/police-records (page title: Police Records | Kettering), phone (937) 296-2555, Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Kettering had 49 violent and 783 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,225 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 241 violent and 1,012 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,361 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
The Ohio Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer promptly, within a reasonable period of time, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at mcohiosheriff.org/support_services/public_records.php (page title: Records Requests).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 937-225-5623, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kettering?
From the agency that took it. The Kettering police records page is at ketteringoh.org/police-records, phone (937) 296-2555; the sheriff's reports come from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Kettering have to answer?
Under the Ohio Public Records Act, promptly, within a reasonable period of time. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Kettering 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.