Find Peach County Police Blotter

Police blotter records from Peach County are maintained by the sheriff's office in Fort Valley. Peach County is a small county in central Georgia with a population under 30,000. Despite its size, the sheriff's office logs regular police blotter activity including arrests, calls for service, and incident reports. All of these records are public under Georgia's Open Records Act. If you need to search for a specific arrest or incident in Peach County, the sheriff's office in Fort Valley is the first place to check. You can also use state-level tools that pull data from across the entire state, including Peach County.

Peach County Sheriff's Office Records

Sheriff Terry Deese runs the Peach County Sheriff's Office. The office is on Spruce Street in Fort Valley and handles all law enforcement for the unincorporated parts of the county. Deputies patrol the roads, respond to calls, make arrests, and file incident reports. Every one of those actions creates a police blotter entry. The Fort Valley Police Department covers the city limits, but the sheriff covers everything outside that zone.

Peach County is part of the Houston Judicial Circuit, which it shares with Houston County. The sheriff's office works closely with the Fort Valley police and state agencies. If an incident in Peach County involved multiple agencies, the lead agency keeps the primary blotter record. For most people looking for records, calling the sheriff's office is the best starting point. Staff there can direct you to the right place if another agency took the report.

Requesting Peach County Police Blotter Data

The Georgia Open Records Act applies to all police blotter records in Peach County. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, a public record includes any document prepared and maintained by a government agency. Police blotter entries clearly fall under this definition. You do not have to explain why you want the records. Just ask.

Call the Peach County Sheriff's Office and ask for records. Give them a name, a date, or a case number. Simple requests can often be handled over the phone. For detailed or bulk requests, submit something in writing. Mail it to the Spruce Street address or drop it off in person. Georgia law requires a response within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies cost up to 10 cents a page. Staff time past the first 15 minutes can be charged at the lowest-paid qualified employee's hourly rate.

In-person visits work fine too. The office on Spruce Street is easy to find in Fort Valley. Bring an ID and describe what police blotter records you need from Peach County.

Note: The Fort Valley Police Department handles its own records for incidents within city limits.

State Records for Peach County Police Blotter

Georgia runs databases that hold police blotter and law enforcement data for Peach County and every other county in the state. The EPORTS system from the Department of Public Safety covers reports from the Georgia State Patrol. If a trooper wrote a report on Highway 49 or I-75 near Peach County, that data is in EPORTS. Incident reports cost $2.00 each. Crash reports are $5.00.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association website is a central resource for all 159 county sheriff offices. Their directory page lets you look up current contact info for Sheriff Deese and every other sheriff in the state. The GBI maintains the Records Request Center for state-level investigations and criminal history data.

For people who were arrested in Peach County and sent to state prison, the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free. It shows current inmates with photos and sentence data. People still in the Peach County jail would not appear in this system.

Peach County Police Blotter Exemptions

Georgia law has exemptions that limit what police agencies can release. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(4), records from pending investigations or active prosecutions can be held back. In Peach County, that means if a case is still in court, the full file may not be available. The basic blotter entry usually stays public. Names of confidential sources are always shielded.

Crash reports require a statement of need per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(5). You must show a connection to the crash before the agency hands over the report. Criminal history beyond Georgia felony convictions needs the person's consent under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34. Personal details like phone numbers get redacted from copies in Peach County.

Peach County Crime Tips

If you have info about a crime in Peach County, call the sheriff at (478) 825-8269. The GBI online tip form is another option for reporting information. You can also call the GBI tip line at (800) 597-8477. Tips about crimes can lead to arrests that get logged on the Peach County police blotter.

Cities in Peach County

Fort Valley is the county seat and the main city in Peach County. Byron is the other incorporated town. Neither has a population over 25,000. The Fort Valley Police Department handles incidents inside city limits while the sheriff's office covers the rest of Peach County.

Nearby Counties

Peach County is in central Georgia. If an incident happened near a county border, the neighboring sheriff's office might have the police blotter record.