Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Forest County, Pennsylvania, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Forest County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania 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 Right-to-Know Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Forest County public records, Forest County arrest records, Forest County warrants, Forest County inmate search, Forest County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Forest 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 Forest County that is the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania 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.
The FBI's list also places the Tionesta State Police in Forest County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Forest Area School District (other agency) and the Office of Attorney General Region 3 in Forest County and the Bureau of Forestry in Forest County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 755-3541. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.forest.pa.us/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Welcome to Forest County Pennsylvania), phone (814) 755-3541, 526 Elm Street, Box 9 Tionesta, PA 16353, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Forest County
The FBI lists no city in Forest County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Tionesta.
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 co.forest.pa.us/government/open_records_information.php (page title: Welcome to Forest County Pennsylvania).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (814) 755-3164, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Forest County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
How long does an agency in Forest County 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 Forest County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Tionesta State Police in Forest County.
How do I get a report from the Sheriff's Office - Forest County Pennsylvania?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 755-3541. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Forest 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.