Find Police Records in East Point

East Point police records are maintained by the East Point Police Department in Fulton County, Georgia. If you need an incident report, arrest record, or accident report from inside East Point city limits, the police department is your first stop. East Point sits just south of Atlanta with a population of about 38,000. Police records here are public under the Georgia Open Records Act. You can request copies from the department in person, by mail, or by email. For incidents outside city limits, Fulton County agencies handle those records instead.

East Point Police Department

The East Point Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city. Officers respond to calls, file incident reports, make arrests, and investigate crimes within East Point. The records division keeps copies of all police reports. If an East Point officer made the report, this is where you get it. You can reach out by phone, walk in, or send a written request to ask about any police record.

The department is on East Point Street. Records staff are available during standard business hours on weekdays. Walk-in requests for police reports are straightforward. Bring whatever details you have about the incident, like the date, location, names, and any case number. The more info you give, the quicker staff can pull the right report from their files.

How to Get East Point Police Records

You get police records in East Point by filing an open records request. The Georgia Open Records Act, found at O.C.G.A. 50-18-70, gives every person the right to inspect and copy records held by government agencies. This covers police records from the East Point Police Department. You can submit your request in person at the department, by mail, or sometimes by email. In-person visits work best when you need a single incident report or accident report quickly.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 says the East Point Police Department has three business days to respond. They can hand you the records, provide a cost estimate, or give you a written denial that cites the legal basis. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After that, copies run $0.10 per page. If the total goes past $25, the department has to let you know first so you can decide whether to go ahead or scale back.

Note: If you do not know the case number, give the exact date and location of the incident. Records staff can search with those details instead.

A good written request includes your full name, contact info, and a clear description of the records. Something like "I need the incident report from January 15, 2025, at 1400 Main Street, East Point" is far more useful than a vague request for "all reports from January." Specific details mean faster results and lower costs.

East Point Accident Reports

Accident reports are heavily requested police records in East Point. The city is close to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and surrounded by busy roads. When an East Point officer responds to a crash, the accident report stays with the East Point Police Department. You get it by filing an open records request with the records division, same as any other police record.

If the Georgia State Patrol responded to a crash on a state route instead of East Point police, that report goes through the state system. State Patrol crash reports are available online through the EPORTS portal at $5 each. You can also contact the DPS Open Records Unit by emailing openrecords@gsp.net or calling (404) 624-7591. Figure out which agency was on the scene first. That tells you where to send your request.

EPORTS is the fastest way to pull a State Patrol crash report without having to call or visit an office.

Open Records Law and East Point Police

All requests for East Point police records fall under the Georgia Open Records Act. The law is wide-reaching. It includes incident reports, arrest records, accident reports, dispatch records, and most documents created by the police department. The core idea is that public agencies produce public records and the public gets to see them.

O.C.G.A. 50-18-72 sets out the exemptions. Records from active investigations are the most common reason for a denial. If sharing a file could hurt an ongoing case, the department can hold it. But initial incident reports and initial arrest reports are always public. This matters. Even when a case is still open, you can get the basic facts about what happened. Once the investigation wraps up, the rest of the file usually becomes available too.

Records that could endanger someone or reveal confidential sources may also be kept back. If you get a denial you think is wrong, you can reach out to the Georgia Attorney General's office for help with the process.

Criminal Records in East Point

A single police report tells you about one event. Criminal records go deeper. They track arrests, charges, court results, and sentencing across time and agencies. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation runs the Georgia Crime Information Center for statewide criminal history checks. You submit requests through the GBI open records portal. This is not the same system the East Point Police Department uses.

Court records for East Point criminal cases go through Fulton County. The Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court maintains case files with charges, pleas, trial outcomes, and sentencing details. Together, the police report from East Point and the court record from Fulton County give you the full story from incident to final outcome. It takes checking both sources to get the complete picture.

Note: Juvenile and sealed records are not available to the public under Georgia law, regardless of the agency.

Fulton County Sheriff and Other Agencies

East Point is in Fulton County, one of the largest counties in Georgia. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas and operates the county jail. The Fulton County Police Department is a separate agency handling law enforcement in unincorporated Fulton County. If an incident happened just outside East Point city limits, one of these agencies may hold the report instead of the East Point Police Department.

Several other cities share Fulton County. Atlanta, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Milton, and others all have their own police departments. Each keeps its own records. Figuring out which agency responded to the incident is the critical first step in any search for police records in this part of the metro area. The wrong agency means the wrong records office.

This directory is useful for finding the right sheriff's office when an incident happened outside East Point city limits.

Requesting East Point Police Records by Mail

If you cannot go in person, you can send a written request by mail. Address it to the East Point Police Department, 2727 E Point St, East Point, GA 30344. Include your full name, mailing address, phone number, and a detailed description of the records you want. A case number makes things go faster if you have one.

Include payment if you know the cost. The department will contact you with the amount otherwise before processing. Mail requests take longer because of postal transit in both directions. Expect at least two weeks from the time you drop the letter in the mail until you get records back. Keep copies of your request for your own files.

Fulton County Police Records

East Point is in Fulton County. For county-level police records or incidents outside city limits, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office and Fulton County Police are the agencies to contact. Our county page covers the full range of records available through Fulton County.

View Fulton County Police Records

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