Dunwoody Police Blotter Search

Dunwoody police blotter records are maintained by the Dunwoody Police Department, which serves this DeKalb County city of about 51,800 residents north of Atlanta near the Perimeter Center area. Dunwoody incorporated in 2008 and established its own police department shortly after. The department handles all incident reports, arrest records, and crash data for events within Dunwoody city limits. These police blotter entries are public under Georgia law, and you can request them from the department or search state portals that serve all Georgia agencies.

DeKalb County and Dunwoody Records

Dunwoody is in DeKalb County. The Dunwoody Police Department patrols the city and writes its own reports, but the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office handles jail bookings. When Dunwoody officers arrest someone, the arrest report stays with the city department. The booking goes to the DeKalb County jail. Getting the full record set for a Dunwoody police blotter entry can mean checking both agencies.

Criminal cases from Dunwoody go through the DeKalb County court system. Court records track the legal case after charges are filed. Police blotter records cover what happened at the scene. For county-level record details, see the DeKalb County police blotter page. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office can help with booking records for anyone arrested in Dunwoody and taken to the county facility.

Note: Dunwoody borders Sandy Springs on the west, which is in Fulton County. Incidents near that line could be in either county's records.

Dunwoody Police Blotter Info

The Dunwoody Police Department is the city's own law enforcement agency. Officers patrol Dunwoody, respond to calls, write incident reports, and make arrests. Every call that generates a written report becomes part of the Dunwoody police blotter. The records unit takes public requests for report copies during business hours.

Call (678) 382-6900 to reach the Dunwoody Police Department. You can request police blotter records by phone, in person, or in writing. Have the date and address of the incident ready. A case number makes the search faster. Written requests work best because they trigger the three-day response deadline under Georgia law. The Dunwoody records staff can tell you the cost and turnaround time for your request.

Dunwoody Police Blotter Open Records

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes Dunwoody police blotter records available to the public. The law covers all documents an agency creates or maintains. For the Dunwoody Police Department, that means incident reports, arrest logs, crash records, and other documentation generated by officers. Anyone can request them. No reason is needed.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the Dunwoody Police Department has three business days to respond. Standard copies cost up to 10 cents per page. The first 15 minutes of staff search time are free. After the first quarter hour, the department can charge at the hourly rate of the lowest-paid employee who can handle the Dunwoody records request. For most single-report requests, the cost is low. Routine Dunwoody police blotter requests are usually processed inside the three-day window.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 covers the exemptions. Active investigation files can be withheld. Confidential source names are sealed. The initial Dunwoody police blotter entry, the basic log of what was reported, is almost always available. If the Dunwoody Police Department denies your request, they must identify the specific legal exemption that applies.

Dunwoody Police Blotter Records

State patrol reports from the Dunwoody area are in the EPORTS system. Interstate 285 runs along the edge of Dunwoody, and state troopers handle crashes and incidents on that highway. Crash reports cost $5.00 through EPORTS. Incident reports are $2.00. Citations are free for your first copy. State trooper reports are filed separately from Dunwoody city police records.

The GBI Records Request Center takes open records requests for GBI investigations. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free to search for offenders near Dunwoody. Criminal history records under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 need the subject's consent unless the search is limited to Georgia felony convictions. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows state inmates, including those convicted in Dunwoody cases.

Dunwoody Police Blotter Fees

Dunwoody police blotter record fees follow state law. Standard copies cost up to 10 cents per page. Certified copies have an extra charge. The DPS fee schedule outlines what agencies can charge for search time and copies across Georgia. The first quarter hour of search time is free for Dunwoody records requests.

EPORTS charges $5.00 per crash report, $2.00 per incident report, and nothing for the first citation copy. Those rates cover state trooper records only, not Dunwoody Police Department files. The city department sets its own fees within state limits. Call (678) 382-6900 to confirm current rates before you make a request for Dunwoody police blotter records.

Submit Records Requests for Dunwoody

The GBI open records request portal lets you file requests online for GBI investigative files connected to Dunwoody or anywhere in Georgia. The GBI open records request form does not require you to visit an office. Submit your request through the website and wait for a response. Most GBI requests are handled within the standard three business day window.

GBI records are separate from Dunwoody Police Department files. If both agencies were involved in a case, submit separate requests to each one.

Dunwoody Record Request Fee Guide

Georgia law limits what agencies can charge for open records requests. The DPS charging fees page breaks down the rules for search time, copy costs, and other charges. This applies to Dunwoody police blotter requests and records from any other Georgia agency. Understanding the fee structure helps you budget before you contact the Dunwoody Police Department.

Use this guide to estimate what your Dunwoody police blotter request will cost before you submit it to the department.

Nearby Cities

These cities are close to Dunwoody and each maintains its own police blotter records. If an incident happened near a city border, the report could be with a neighboring agency rather than the Dunwoody Police Department.