Search Pike County Police Blotter

Police blotter records from Pike County come through the sheriff's office in Zebulon. This small county south of Atlanta has a population around 19,000. Despite its size, the Pike County Sheriff's Office maintains an active police blotter with arrest data, calls for service, and incident reports from across the area. All of these records are open to the public under Georgia law. You can search for police blotter entries in Pike County by contacting the sheriff's office or by checking state-level databases that track law enforcement activity statewide, including records originating in Pike County.

Pike County Police Blotter Office

Sheriff Jimmy Thomas leads the Pike County Sheriff's Office. His deputies provide law enforcement for the entire county including patrol, criminal investigations, and detention. Every call that comes in gets logged. Every arrest creates a police blotter entry. The office handles everything from minor traffic violations to serious crime reports in Pike County.

Zebulon is the only incorporated city in Pike County. The rest of the county is unincorporated and falls under the sheriff's jurisdiction. There is no separate city police force in Zebulon that most people would encounter. The sheriff's office is the sole source for the vast majority of police blotter records in Pike County. Concord and Williamson are small communities within the county that also rely on the sheriff for law enforcement services. This setup makes it simple to search for records because you only need to contact one agency.

How to Request Pike County Police Reports

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes police blotter records available to anyone who asks. You do not have to be involved in the case. You do not need to explain your reason. Just contact the Pike County Sheriff's Office and tell them what you need.

Phone requests are the easiest route. Call (770) 567-8431 and ask for records. Provide a name, date, or any details you have about the incident. For bigger requests or ones that might need some digging, write a letter. Include your name, what records you want, and how to reach you. Send it to the PO Box in Zebulon. The law gives the agency three business days to respond per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies cost up to 10 cents per page in Pike County. Staff search time beyond the first 15 minutes can be charged at the rate of the lowest-paid employee who can handle the task.

In-person requests work well in a small county like Pike. The office staff knows the community. Walk in with your ID during business hours and they can pull blotter records while you wait.

Note: Pike County is part of the Griffin Judicial Circuit along with Spalding, Fayette, and Upson counties.

State Records for Pike County Police Blotter

Georgia State Patrol incidents in Pike County are stored in the EPORTS system from the Department of Public Safety. Highway 19 and Highway 41 run through the county and see regular state patrol activity. Reports from stops and crashes on these roads can be pulled online. Incident reports cost $2.00. Crash reports cost $5.00.

The EPORTS login page shown above is where you start the process of requesting a report from the Georgia State Patrol. Create an account or sign in, then follow the steps to pull reports for incidents in Pike County.

The GBI Records Request Center handles open records requests for state-level investigations. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also maintains the state's criminal history database. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, criminal records beyond Georgia felony convictions need the subject's consent. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association directory lists contact details for all 159 county sheriffs including Pike County.

Pike County Police Blotter Exemptions

Georgia law allows agencies to withhold certain police records. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(4), records tied to a pending investigation or active prosecution in Pike County can be kept from public view. The initial blotter entry with basic arrest info usually stays open. Deeper case files may be sealed until the matter closes.

Crash reports need a statement of need under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(5). You must show you have a connection to the accident. Confidential informant names never get released. Phone numbers and partial birth dates get redacted from public copies in Pike County.

Pike County Offender Search

Use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search to find people from Pike County serving time in state prison. The tool is free and shows booking photos, sentence data, and facility location. County jail inmates are not in this system. Call the sheriff for current jail information in Pike County.

The GBI online tip form takes information about crimes from the public. You can also call the tip line at (800) 597-8477. Tips can lead to arrests that end up on the Pike County police blotter.

Cities in Pike County

Zebulon is the county seat and the main town. Concord and Williamson are smaller communities. None have populations over 25,000. The sheriff's office handles police blotter functions for nearly all of Pike County.

Nearby Counties

Pike County is in west-central Georgia south of Atlanta. Check these neighboring counties if an incident happened near a border.