Find Bleckley County Police Blotter

Police blotter records for Bleckley County are managed by the sheriff's office in Cochran, the county seat. This small central Georgia county logs all arrests, incident reports, and calls for service through the sheriff's department. You can search for police blotter entries by making an open records request to the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office. State databases also hold some records tied to law enforcement activity in the area. Whether you need a specific arrest report or a full log of blotter entries for a given week, the sheriff's office is your starting point in Bleckley County.

Bleckley County Police Blotter Office

Sheriff Daniel Cape oversees the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office. The office sits on Highway 87 Bypass North in Cochran. Every arrest, traffic stop, and incident handled by the sheriff's deputies gets recorded in the daily police blotter. This log is the core record set for law enforcement activity in Bleckley County.

The blotter tracks basic facts for each event. That includes the date, time, type of call, location, and what happened. Arrest entries add the suspect's name, charges, and booking details. All of this is considered a public record under Georgia law. You can request it from the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office during normal business hours. Walk-ins, phone calls, and written requests all work.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory has the current contact info for Bleckley County and all other Georgia counties.

Bleckley County Police Blotter Records

Georgia's Open Records Act is the law that lets you get police blotter data from Bleckley County. The act, found at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, defines public records broadly. It covers all documents that a government agency makes or keeps. The police blotter fits that definition. So do arrest reports, incident logs, and daily activity summaries from the sheriff's office in Bleckley County.

When you file a request, the agency has three business days to start giving you records. They can charge up to 10 cents per page for copies. If the search takes staff time beyond the first 15 minutes, they can bill you for that too. The rate is based on the lowest-paid employee who can do the work. For most police blotter requests in Bleckley County, the cost is minimal because the records are already in a daily log format.

Some records are exempt. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, material from active investigations can be withheld. Confidential source identities stay sealed. Personal details get redacted from public copies. But the basic police blotter entries in Bleckley County are almost always available.

Note: Crash reports from any agency in Bleckley County require a statement of need from the requester.

State Police Blotter Databases

Beyond the sheriff's office, a few state systems hold police blotter data that touches Bleckley County. The Georgia DPS EPORTS system stores incident reports, crash reports, and citations from the Georgia State Patrol. This covers incidents on state highways like US-23 and US-129 that run through Bleckley County. Reports cost between $2.00 and $5.00 depending on the type.

The fee schedule above shows what the Department of Public Safety charges for different record types. These fees apply to state patrol records from any location in Georgia, including stops and incidents in Bleckley County.

The GBI Records Request Center handles requests for state-level law enforcement records. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search lets you look up anyone from Bleckley County who is currently in a state prison. Both are free to use for basic searches.

Criminal History in Bleckley County

Getting a full criminal history report is different from looking at police blotter records. The blotter tells you what happened on a given day. A criminal history report is a full picture of someone's run-ins with the law across time and across agencies. In Georgia, the GBI runs criminal history checks through the Georgia Crime Information Center.

Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can see Georgia felony convictions without the subject's consent. But anything else on a criminal history report needs the person to agree. That applies to misdemeanor arrests, out-of-state charges, and records from local agencies in Bleckley County. If you need your own criminal history, you can request it through the GBI. The process takes a few weeks and may involve fingerprinting.

Bleckley County Report Resources

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association connects the public with all 159 county sheriff offices in the state. For Bleckley County, the association's website gives you a direct path to verify office details and find contact info for the records division.

Use the Sheriffs' Association site to confirm hours and phone numbers before you make a trip to the Bleckley County office. Small county offices sometimes have limited hours or staffing that can affect how fast they process blotter requests.

Cities in Bleckley County

Cochran is the only city in Bleckley County. It has its own police department for incidents inside city limits. The sheriff handles the rest of the county. If your blotter search turns up nothing at one agency, try the other. Middle Georgia State University is also located in Cochran, which can affect police blotter activity in the area.

Nearby Counties

Bleckley County sits in central Georgia. These neighboring counties have their own sheriff offices that keep separate police blotter records.