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.
Altoona, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County, has about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Altoona depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Wisconsin Public Records 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 Altoona
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 Altoona that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Altoona Police Department); outside it, the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Altoona Police
For Altoona, SearchSystems opened and checked the Altoona police records page at altoonawi.gov/services/police/request_records.php (page title: City of Altoona, WI), phone 715-839-6090, 1904 Spooner Avenue, Altoona, WI 54720, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Altoona had 5 violent and 174 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 318 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office
The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 982 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 715-839-4707. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at eauclairecounty.gov/departments/sheriff/inmate_listing (page title: Inmate Listing | Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office), phone 715-839-4707, 710 Second Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54703, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
The Wisconsin Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at eauclairewi.gov/754/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Eau Claire, WI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 715-839-4828, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Altoona?
From the agency that took it. The Altoona police records page is at altoonawi.gov, phone 715-839-6090; the sheriff's reports come from the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Altoona have to answer?
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law, as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
How do I get a report from the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 715-839-4707. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
Is this the official Altoona 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.