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 26, 2026.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tamaqua 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 Tamaqua
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 Tamaqua that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Tamaqua Police Department); outside it, the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Schuylkill County State Police in Schuylkill 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 three other agencies, one campus police department and three state agencies in Schuylkill County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tamaqua Police
For Tamaqua, SearchSystems opened and checked the Tamaqua police records page at tamaquaborough.com/index.php?id=120 (page title: Tamaqua Borough | Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: Non Emergency Reporting for the Police Department), phone 570.668.5000, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Tamaqua had 10 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 179 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office
The Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at schuylkillcountypa.gov/government/sheriff/central_booking.php (page title: Welcome to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
The Right-to-Know Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, at a charge of copying at 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tamaqua?
From the agency that took it. The Tamaqua police records page is at tamaquaborough.com/index.php?id=120, phone 570.668.5000; the sheriff's reports come from the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Tamaqua 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 Tamaqua?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Schuylkill County State Police in Schuylkill County.
How do I get a report from the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Tamaqua 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.