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 September 30, 2026.
Wetzel County, West Virginia, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wetzel County depends on where the incident happened: the Wetzel 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.
Related guides: Wetzel County public records, Wetzel County arrest records, Wetzel County warrants, Wetzel County inmate search, Wetzel County property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wetzel County
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.
In Wetzel County that is the Wetzel 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 Department of Natural Resources in Wetzel County and the State Fire Marshal in Wetzel County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wetzel County Sheriff's Office
The Wetzel County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 235 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wetzelsheriff.com/Websites/page.aspx?page=Home (page title: Wetzel County Sheriffs Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wetzel County
The three cities the FBI lists in Wetzel County with a reporting agency of their own:
- New Martinsville: 13 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 51 arrests reported for 2025.
- Paden City.
- Hundred: 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: Wetzel County in 2025
The two agencies in Wetzel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 22 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Wetzel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,438 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 304-455-8222, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wetzel County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wetzel 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 Wetzel County have to answer?
Under the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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.