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 October 9, 2026.
Wheeler County, Texas, has about 4,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wheeler County depends on where the incident happened: the Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County that is the Wheeler 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 FBI's list also carries the Wheeler County Constable's Precinct 2 (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office
The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 43 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wheelercountysheriffsoffice.com/inmateSearch (page title: Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in Wheeler County
The FBI lists no city in Wheeler County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Shamrock, Wheeler and Mobeetie.
How Many Reports: Wheeler County in 2025
The one agency in Wheeler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 28 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office reported 43 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
The Texas Public Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 806-669-8035, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wheeler County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Wheeler 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.