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.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nanticoke depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Right-to-Know 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 Nanticoke
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 Nanticoke that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Nanticoke Police Department); outside it, the Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA.
The FBI's list also places the Luzerne County State Police in Luzerne County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments, six other agencies and four state agencies in Luzerne County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Nanticoke Police
For Nanticoke, SearchSystems opened and checked the Nanticoke police department's page at nanticokecity.com/police-department (page title: POLICE DEPARTMENT | City of Nanticoke), phone 570-819-4916, 15 East Ridge Street Nanticoke, PA 18634, Mon.-Fri. 8:00AM - 4:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Nanticoke had 13 violent and 126 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 170 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 570-825-1651. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at luzernecounty.org/529/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA), phone 570-825-1651, 200 N River Street Courthouse, Basement Level Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
Under the Right-to-Know Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, 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 luzernecounty.org/356/Right-to-Know-Law-Requests (page title: Right-to-Know Law & Requests | Luzerne County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 570-825-1674, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nanticoke?
From the agency that took it. The Nanticoke police department's page is at nanticokecity.com/police-department, phone 570-819-4916; the sheriff's reports come from the Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA.
How long does an agency in Nanticoke have to answer?
Under the Right-to-Know Law, within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Nanticoke?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Luzerne County State Police in Luzerne County.
How do I get a report from the Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 570-825-1651. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Nanticoke 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.