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 24, 2026.
Brooke County, West Virginia, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Brooke County depends on where the incident happened: the Brooke 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 West Virginia Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Brooke 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 Brooke County that is the Brooke 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 places the Wellsburg State Police in Brooke County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the State Fire Marshal in Brooke County and the Department of Natural Resources in Brooke County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Weirton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Brooke County, so its arrests are not broken out for Brooke County here.
Reports from the Brooke County Sheriff's Office
The Brooke County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 146 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Brooke County
The five cities the FBI lists in Brooke County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Follansbee: 0 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2023; 82 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wellsburg: 49 arrests reported for 2019.
- Bethany.
- Beech Bottom.
- Windsor Heights: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Brooke County in 2023
The two agencies in Brooke County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 3 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Brooke County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,351 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (304) 737-3660, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Brooke County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Brooke County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Brooke County have to answer?
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Brooke County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Wellsburg State Police in Brooke County.
How do I get a report from the Brooke County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Brooke 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.