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 30, 2026.
Hartley County, Texas, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hartley County depends on where the incident happened: the Hartley 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 Texas Public Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Hartley County
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.
In Hartley County that is the Hartley 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.
The Dalhart Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Hartley County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hartley County here.
Reports from the Hartley County Sheriff's Office
The Hartley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 235-3142. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.hartley.tx.us/page/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Hartley County, Texas), phone (806) 235-3142, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Hartley County
The FBI lists no city in Hartley County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Channing.
How Many Reports: Hartley County in 2025
The one agency in Hartley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 2 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Hartley County Sheriff's Office reported 3 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
Under the Texas Public Information Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 806-935-5654, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hartley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hartley County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Hartley County have to answer?
Under the Texas Public Information Act, within 10 business days. It may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
How do I get a report from the Hartley County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (806) 235-3142. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Hartley 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.