Access Lumpkin County Police Blotter

Lumpkin County police blotter records track arrests, incident reports, and crime data in this north Georgia mountain county based in Dahlonega. Sheriff Stacy Jarrard leads the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office and maintains all public law enforcement records for the area. You can search police blotter entries by contacting the sheriff's office directly or by using online databases at the state level that include Lumpkin County. The Georgia Open Records Act protects your right to request these files. Dahlonega draws a lot of visitors for its Gold Rush history and the University of North Georgia, which means the county sees more activity than its year-round population might suggest.

Lumpkin County Police Blotter Office

The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office is the primary source for police blotter records in the county. Sheriff Stacy Jarrard operates from 385 East Main Street in Dahlonega. Call (706) 864-0414 to reach the office. All arrest logs, incident reports, and crime files from Lumpkin County deputies go through this location. The office also manages the county detention center where bookings are processed.

Lumpkin County is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Dahlonega is a college town and tourist draw, which means the police blotter can spike during peak weekends, school events, and fall leaf season. The Dahlonega Police Department covers calls inside city limits, while the sheriff's office handles everything else in Lumpkin County. Both create separate police blotter records. If you need a report but are not sure which agency took it, call the sheriff first. Staff can check and point you in the right direction.

Lumpkin County Police Blotter Records

You can get police blotter records from Lumpkin County using Georgia's Open Records Act. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 says any document an agency creates or holds is a public record. Arrest reports, incident logs, and booking sheets from the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office all fall under this law. No reason is needed. Anyone can make a request regardless of where they live.

Lumpkin County has three business days to respond once you file a request, per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies cost up to 10 cents a page. Staff search time is free for the first quarter hour. After 15 minutes, the office can bill at the rate of the lowest-paid employee able to handle the task. A written request is best. It creates a record and starts the three-day clock. Most single police blotter entries from Lumpkin County cost just a few dollars to get.

Exemptions under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 protect active investigation files and confidential source names. But the initial report that started a case in Lumpkin County is almost always available to the public.

State Patrol Police Blotter in Lumpkin County

Georgia State Patrol troopers patrol the mountain roads in Lumpkin County and create their own police blotter records. State Route 400 ends in Dahlonega and brings heavy traffic from the Atlanta metro area. Trooper reports are kept separate from sheriff's office files.

The EPORTS online system is how you request state patrol records. Crash reports cost $5.00. Incident reports are $2.00. Your first citation is free. Reports are ready within three to five business days. For a crash on a state road in Lumpkin County, EPORTS is the easiest way to pull the police blotter entry from home.

If both a trooper and a Lumpkin County deputy respond to the same call, each agency files its own separate report.

GBI Crime Data for Lumpkin County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation collects crime data from all Lumpkin County law enforcement agencies. The GBI steps in on serious cases when local resources need backup. You can submit an open records request to the GBI Records Request Center for any investigative files they have on Lumpkin County matters.

Criminal history checks follow different rules. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 requires consent from the person whose record you want unless you only need Georgia felony conviction data. The Georgia Sex Offender Registry is free to search. You can look up registered offenders in Lumpkin County at no cost.

Note: The GBI crime statistics database is currently unavailable online, but Lumpkin County data still goes into the statewide Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Lumpkin County Offender Search

Anyone serving state prison time after a Lumpkin County conviction can be found through the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. Search by name. Photos show up when on file. The system covers state facilities only. It does not include the Lumpkin County detention center or federal prisons.

For people currently in the Lumpkin County jail, call (706) 864-0414. Staff can tell you who is in custody and what charges they face. Booking data is part of the police blotter and open under Georgia law.

Lumpkin County Police Blotter Fees

Record fees in Lumpkin County follow the state guidelines. Copies cost up to 10 cents per page. Certified copies add $2.00. The DPS fee schedule lays out what Georgia agencies can charge for search time, copies, and retrieval.

EPORTS fees are for state patrol records only. A crash report from a Lumpkin County highway costs $5.00 through that system. Incident reports are $2.00. The first citation is free. The sheriff's office may have slightly different rates for local police blotter records. Call ahead to check. The first 15 minutes of search time are always free in Lumpkin County.

Reading Lumpkin County Police Reports

A police blotter entry from Lumpkin County lists the date, time, and location. It describes the event. If someone was arrested, the name and charges appear. The responding officer is named or identified by badge number.

Some personal details are taken out before a report goes public. Phone numbers get removed from Lumpkin County police blotter records. The day and month of birth are redacted. Medical information is stripped out. The year of birth remains. If you are involved in the case, you may be able to get a fuller version. Attorneys on related cases in Lumpkin County can sometimes request less-redacted copies. Check the Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory to confirm contact details before submitting your request.

The GBI Records Request Center handles open records requests for any state-level investigative files involving Lumpkin County.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Lumpkin County in the north Georgia mountains. If an incident happened near a county line, the report could be with a neighboring sheriff. Confirm the location before requesting records.