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.
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, in Dane County, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove
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.
Inside Cottage Grove that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Cottage Grove Police Department); outside it, the Dane County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Wisconsin at Madison (campus police) and the Capitol Police (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Edgerton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Dane County, so its arrests are not broken out for Dane County here.
Reports from the Cottage Grove Police
For Cottage Grove, SearchSystems opened and checked the Cottage Grove police records page at vi.cottagegrove.wi.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=20 (page title: Quick Links, Police Department | Records Requests), 210 Progress Drive Suite 1 Cottage Grove, WI 53527, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Cottage Grove had 8 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 221 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Dane County Sheriff's Office
The Dane County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 49 violent and 320 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,739 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (608) 266-4311. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at danesheriff.com/Jail (page title: Jail | Dane County Sheriff's Office), phone (608) 266-4311, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Madison, WI 53703, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer a request as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating. 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 danecounty.gov/record-requests (page title: Public Record Requests | Dane County, Wisconsin).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (608) 266-9150, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cottage Grove?
From the agency that took it. The Cottage Grove police records page is at vi.cottagegrove.wi.gov/QuickLinks.aspx?CID=20; the sheriff's reports come from the Dane County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Cottage Grove 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 Dane County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (608) 266-4311. 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 Cottage Grove 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.