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 on September 23, 2026.
Mills County, Texas, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mills County depends on where the incident happened: the Mills 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 Mills 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 Mills County that is the Mills 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 Mills County Sheriff's Office
The Mills County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 21 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (325) 648-2245. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at millscountysheriff.org (page title: Welcome to the Mills County Sheriff's Office | Mills County Sherrif's Office), phone (325) 648-2245, 2111 Priddy Rd., Goldthwaite, TX 76844, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Mills County
The FBI lists no city in Mills County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Goldthwaite and Mullin.
How Many Reports: Mills County in 2025
The one agency in Mills County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 15 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Mills County Sheriff's Office reported 21 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, (325) 646-0444, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mills County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mills 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 Mills 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 Mills County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (325) 648-2245. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Mills 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.