Find Rockdale County Police Blotter

Rockdale County police blotter records document arrests, incidents, and crime activity in this metro Atlanta county centered around Conyers. Sheriff Eric Levett oversees the department that generates and stores these records. With its location east of Atlanta, Rockdale County sees a mix of suburban and urban crime patterns that fill the police blotter on a regular basis. Georgia's Open Records Act protects your right to view these files, and this page covers the steps you need to follow to search for police blotter entries from Rockdale County, whether through the sheriff's office or through state-level databases.

Rockdale County Police Blotter Office

Sheriff Eric Levett runs the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office at 911 Chambers Drive in Conyers. Call (770) 278-8000 to reach the office. The sheriff's department is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated Rockdale County. Conyers has its own police department for city limits, but the sheriff handles the rest of the county. Both agencies contribute to the overall police blotter for Rockdale County.

Because Rockdale County is part of the Atlanta metro area, the sheriff's office deals with a steady flow of cases. Property crimes, drug offenses, assaults, and traffic incidents all show up in the police blotter. Deputies file reports for every call, and those records are stored at the sheriff's office. If you need a police blotter entry from Rockdale County, this is the first place to check for incidents that happened outside Conyers city limits.

Rockdale County Police Blotter Records

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 establishes your right to access police blotter records in Rockdale County. The Georgia Open Records Act covers arrest logs, incident reports, booking data, and other documents the sheriff's office creates. You can request these records without giving a reason and regardless of where you live.

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has three business days to respond after they get your request, per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. Copies cost up to 10 cents per page for standard sizes. The first quarter hour of staff time to search for your records is free. After that, billing goes by the hourly rate of the lowest-paid worker who can handle it. Write down your request and deliver it in person or by mail to 911 Chambers Drive, Conyers, GA 30012. Written requests are better because they trigger the three-day deadline and create a paper trail.

Records from active investigations are exempt under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. So are files that would reveal confidential informants. But initial police blotter entries from Rockdale County are almost always open to the public.

State Police Blotter Records in Rockdale County

Georgia State Patrol troopers patrol I-20 and other state roads through Rockdale County. Their reports go to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The EPORTS system is how you get those records. Crash reports cost $5.00. Incident reports are $2.00. First citations are free.

With I-20 running through Rockdale County, troopers handle a fair number of highway crashes and traffic enforcement actions. Reports take three to five business days after the event. You submit a request, get an email, then pay and download. For records that EPORTS does not cover, email openrecords@gsp.net. That includes dash-cam video and photos from state patrol incidents in Rockdale County.

The GBI also covers Rockdale County through its statewide programs. Submit open records requests through the GBI Records Request Center. Search the sex offender registry for free. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, felony conviction records from Rockdale County are public through the GBI.

Rockdale County Inmate Lookup

The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search covers anyone from Rockdale County serving time in state prison. Search by name. Photos appear when they are on file. This does not cover people in the Rockdale County jail or federal facilities.

For current jail inmates in Rockdale County, call the sheriff's office at (770) 278-8000. Staff can share custody status, charges, and bond details. Booking records are public under Georgia law and are part of the Rockdale County police blotter. The jail processes a steady number of bookings, so records change frequently.

What Rockdale County Reports Include

A police blotter report from Rockdale County contains the date, time, and location of the incident. It has a description of what happened. Arrest reports list the suspect's name, the charges, and the responding officer. More detailed reports from Rockdale County may also include witness statements and evidence descriptions.

Georgia law requires redaction of certain personal information before releasing records to the public. Phone numbers, day and month of birth, and medical data get removed from Rockdale County police reports. The redacted version is what you receive. If you are a party to the case or a lawyer, you may be able to get a fuller copy. For general searches of the Rockdale County police blotter, the public version has the information most people need.

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Rockdale County Record Fees

Record fees in Rockdale County follow state law. Standard copies go up to 10 cents a page. The state fee schedule details what agencies can charge. Certified copies cost an extra $2.00. Staff search time beyond 15 minutes is billed at the lowest-paid employee's rate. EPORTS crash reports are $5.00 each for Rockdale County incidents.

Call (770) 278-8000 before visiting to ask about exact fees for the records you need from Rockdale County. Narrow your request by date, name, or case number to reduce costs on larger searches.

Nearby Counties

These counties share borders with Rockdale County. If an incident happened near a boundary, the neighboring agency may have the report instead. Verify with both offices.