Find Tucker Police Blotter

Tucker police blotter records document arrests, incident reports, and crime data across this city of about 37,224 residents in DeKalb County. Tucker incorporated as a city in 2016 and now operates its own police department to handle law enforcement within city limits. Before that, DeKalb County police handled everything. Today, the Tucker Police Department files police blotter entries for all calls and incidents in the city, while the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office manages jail bookings and county-level records. Georgia's Open Records Act makes these records available to the public.

Tucker Police Blotter in DeKalb County

Tucker is located in DeKalb County, one of the core metro Atlanta counties with over 750,000 residents. As a relatively new city, Tucker carved out its own police force from the larger DeKalb County Police Department. This means police blotter records in Tucker now originate with the Tucker Police Department rather than the county. But the relationship with DeKalb County is still close. The county sheriff runs the jail, and anyone arrested in Tucker gets booked at the DeKalb County Jail.

When you search for police blotter records from Tucker, keep in mind that records before 2016 were filed under DeKalb County. The city did not exist as a municipality before then. If you need a report from that earlier period, the DeKalb County Police Department or the sheriff's office would have it. For anything after Tucker became a city, the Tucker PD holds the original report. Court records for Tucker cases go through the DeKalb County court system since Tucker does not have its own superior court.

Visit the DeKalb County police blotter page for more on county-level records.

Tucker Police Department Records

The Tucker Police Department is responsible for creating and maintaining police blotter records within Tucker city limits. Officers handle patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement, and community calls. Each documented event gets a case number and a written report that becomes part of the public record. The department works out of Tucker city facilities and provides service to the entire incorporated area.

Tucker sits along major corridors that see heavy traffic. Lawrenceville Highway, LaVista Road, and Mountain Industrial Boulevard all run through or near Tucker. Traffic stops and accidents on these roads show up regularly in the police blotter. Property crimes, domestic incidents, and calls from commercial areas along these routes make up a significant share of Tucker's police blotter entries. The department also handles shoplifting reports, noise complaints, and similar calls that generate written records available to the public.

Tucker Open Records Requests

You have the right to request police blotter records from Tucker under Georgia's Open Records Act. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 covers all documents that a public agency creates or receives. The Tucker Police Department must make its reports available for inspection and copying. Incident reports, arrest records, accident reports, and related documents from Tucker are all covered. You do not need to state a reason for the request. The law does not restrict who can ask.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, Tucker PD has three business days to respond after getting a request. The response must include either the records or a timeline and cost estimate. Copies cost up to 10 cents a page. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. If the request takes more staff time, Tucker can charge at the hourly rate of the lowest-paid person who handles records work. For a single police blotter entry, the cost is usually minimal.

Exemptions under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 apply in Tucker just as they do everywhere in Georgia. Records from active investigations may be held back. Juvenile records are not released. Victim phone numbers and certain personal details get redacted. The core facts of the police blotter entry, including what happened, where, and when, remain public in almost every case from Tucker.

State Records for Tucker

State agencies hold records that overlap with Tucker police blotter data. The Georgia Department of Public Safety operates the EPORTS system, which stores crash reports, incident reports, and citations from state troopers. If a trooper worked a wreck on I-285 or I-85 near Tucker, the report went through EPORTS instead of Tucker PD. Crash reports cost $5.00. Incident reports are $2.00. Citations are free for the first copy.

The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is a free tool that shows registered offenders living in Tucker. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search lets you look up people serving state prison time after a DeKalb County conviction, including cases from Tucker. For state-level investigative files, the GBI Records Request Center handles open records requests. Criminal history records under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 require written consent unless you are only looking at Georgia felony convictions, which are public.

Tucker Police Blotter Fees

Fees for police blotter records in Tucker follow state law. Standard page copies cost up to 10 cents each. Certified copies add a few dollars per document. The DPS fee schedule outlines what any Georgia law enforcement agency can charge. The first quarter hour of staff search time is free for Tucker records requests.

EPORTS charges are separate from Tucker PD fees. A state trooper crash report near Tucker costs $5.00. An incident report runs $2.00. Your first citation copy is free. These apply only to state-generated records. Tucker PD sets its own rates for local police blotter reports within the caps that state law allows. Most single-record requests from Tucker cost under $10 in total. If you want an estimate up front, contact the department before submitting your request.

Tucker Police Blotter Resources

The EPORTS login portal below is where you start a request for state patrol records from the Tucker area. You need to create an account to submit requests and pay fees online. Once logged in, you can search for crash reports, incident reports, and citations filed by state troopers on highways through Tucker and DeKalb County.

Create an account on EPORTS to request state trooper reports from the Tucker area.

Georgia statutes that govern open records are available through the LexisNexis Georgia Code database. The link below takes you to the full text of Georgia law, where you can look up the Open Records Act sections that apply to Tucker police blotter requests. Knowing your rights under the law makes the process smoother.

Look up O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 through § 50-18-72 for the full text of the Open Records Act as it applies to Tucker.

Nearby Cities

These cities near Tucker have their own police departments and keep separate police blotter records. Incidents near city borders may be handled by a neighboring agency. Check the exact location before requesting records from Tucker PD.