Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Auglaize County, Ohio, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Auglaize County depends on where the incident happened: the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Auglaize County
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.
In Auglaize County that is the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 21 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 419-739-6575. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at www2.auglaizecounty.org/elected-officials/sheriff/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Auglaize County), phone 419-739-6575, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Auglaize County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Auglaize County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Wapakoneta.
- St. Marys: 27 arrests reported for 2021.
- Minster: 16 arrests reported for 2022.
- New Bremen: 15 arrests reported for 2022.
- Cridersville.
- New Knoxville.
- Waynesfield.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 419-739-6785, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Auglaize County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
How long does an agency in Auglaize County 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 Auglaize County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 419-739-6575. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Auglaize County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.