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 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pocahontas County depends on where the incident happened: the Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County that is the Pocahontas 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 Marlinton State Police in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County and the Department of Natural Resources in Pocahontas County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office
The Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 53 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 304-799-4445. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pocahontascountycommission.com/officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Pocahontas County Commission), phone 304-799-4445, 900 Tenth Avenue Marlinton, WV 24954, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pocahontas County
The one city the FBI lists in Pocahontas County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Marlinton: 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: Pocahontas County in 2024
The one agency in Pocahontas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 10 violent and 8 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Pocahontas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,205 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pocahontas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Marlinton State Police in Pocahontas County.
How do I get a report from the Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 304-799-4445. Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Pocahontas 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.