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.
Mentor, Ohio, in Lake County, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mentor 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: Mentor public records, Lake County police reports, Mentor arrest records, Mentor warrants, Mentor inmate search, Mentor criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mentor
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 Mentor that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Mentor Police Department); outside it, the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Lakeland Community College (campus police) and Lake Metroparks (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mentor Police
For Mentor, SearchSystems opened and checked the Mentor police records page at cityofmentor.com/departments/police/divisions/support-services/reco... (page title: Records Unit | City of Mentor, Ohio), phone 440-974-5762, Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Mentor had 56 violent and 482 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 907 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Lake County Sheriff's Office
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,888 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at lakecountyohio.gov/sheriff/sheriffs-jail-roster (page title: Sheriff's Jail Roster | Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 lakecountyohio.gov/coc/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Clerk of Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 440-350-2683, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mentor?
From the agency that took it. The Mentor police records page is at cityofmentor.com, phone 440-974-5762; the sheriff's reports come from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Mentor 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 Lake 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 Mentor 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.