Find Alpharetta Police Records

Police records in Alpharetta are maintained by the Alpharetta Police Department, which handles all law enforcement duties within the city limits. Located in north Fulton County, Alpharetta has a population of about 67,000 and continues to grow as one of the major suburban cities in the metro Atlanta area. The police department responds to all calls inside the city, and the records they create from those calls are available to the public under Georgia's open records law. If you need an incident report, arrest record, or crash report from Alpharetta, the police department is the place to go.

Alpharetta Police Department

The Alpharetta Police Department is at 2565 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30009. The main number is (678) 297-6300. The department has a records division that handles open records requests from the public. You can visit in person during business hours or submit a written request by mail or online. Staff at the front desk can help you figure out what you need and pull simple records on the spot in many cases.

Alpharetta PD is a full-service department. They handle patrol, traffic enforcement, investigations, and community programs. All of these activities generate records. Whether it is a traffic stop, a theft report, an accident, or an arrest, the records stay with the department until they are archived or transferred. The records division is the single point of contact for public access to these files.

Note: The Alpharetta Police Department shares public safety resources with the Alpharetta Fire Department under a combined public safety model, but police records are handled separately by the police records division.

Requesting Alpharetta Police Records

To get police records from Alpharetta, start with a request to the records division. You can walk in, call, or write. State what records you need. Give dates, locations, names, or case numbers if you have them. The more detail you provide, the faster the search goes. You do not need to explain why you want the records.

Under O.C.G.A. 50-18-70, public records in Georgia are open to everyone. Police records are public records. This includes incident reports, arrest records, and accident reports. The Alpharetta Police Department must provide access to these records or give you a written reason if they cannot. You have the same right to these records as anyone else. There is no requirement that you be the person named in the report.

The department has three business days to respond to your request, per O.C.G.A. 50-18-71. That response can be the records, a written estimate of the cost, or a denial with the specific code section cited. Simple requests are often handled the same day. If you ask for a single report and they can find it quickly, you may walk out with it in hand.

Alpharetta Accident Reports

Crash reports are a big part of what people request from Alpharetta PD. North Fulton County has busy roads, and accidents are common. If an Alpharetta officer handled the crash, the report is at the department. Visit the records window with the date and location of the accident. The fee for a crash report is typically $5.

If a Georgia State Patrol trooper responded instead, your report is in the state system. Use the BuyCrash system from LexisNexis to search for it. You can look up reports by name, date, or report number. The cost is $5 per report. Reports usually show up in the system within a few days of the crash.

The BuyCrash portal from LexisNexis lets you search for and purchase Georgia accident reports from many law enforcement agencies online.

This tool is helpful when you are not sure which agency filed the report, since it pulls from multiple departments across the state.

The Georgia EPORTS system is another option for crash reports specifically filed by the Georgia State Patrol. It is run by the Georgia Department of Public Safety and offers online access for $5 per report.

Note: Reports may take 5 to 10 business days to appear in online systems after the crash, depending on how quickly the officer files the paperwork.

Open Records Exemptions

Not all police records from Alpharetta are available at all times. O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 lists the exemptions. Records tied to an active investigation can be withheld while the case remains open. This protects the integrity of the case and the safety of witnesses. But initial incident reports and initial arrest reports are always public, even when the investigation is ongoing. Those first reports cannot be withheld.

Other exemptions can apply too. Records that would reveal a confidential informant are restricted. Records that would endanger someone if released can also be held back. After the case closes and court proceedings are done, the full file generally opens up. If you think a denial was wrong, you can challenge it in superior court. Georgia law allows the court to order the release and award attorney fees in some cases.

The practical side is that most routine requests in Alpharetta go smoothly. The department processes a lot of records requests and knows the law well. If something cannot be released, they will explain why and tell you what parts of the record can be provided.

Alpharetta Arrest and Incident Records

Arrest records from Alpharetta PD include the name, charges, date, and location of the arrest. These are public. Anyone can request them. If the person was booked into the Fulton County Jail, the county also has booking records. The Fulton County government site can help you access jail and inmate records.

Incident reports cover all types of calls. Theft, burglary, assault, fraud, vandalism, and more. Each report gets a case number and includes a narrative written by the officer. You can request these by case number, by the date and address, or by the names involved. The records division will search their system and pull what matches.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory is a good tool if your search leads you to other agencies in the area. Fulton County has many police departments, and finding the right one matters for getting the right records.

Fulton County Records

Alpharetta is in Fulton County. For county-level police records, sheriff records, and jail data, see the Fulton County police records page. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office handles the county jail and courthouse security. If someone arrested in Alpharetta was taken to the county jail, Fulton County has the booking records. The county page has details on how to access those files.

Nearby Cities

These cities near Alpharetta have their own police records pages with local department details and request instructions.

• Roswell
• Johns Creek
• Milton
• Sandy Springs