No. You must contact our office by phone, at the office and/or a deputy must respond to the scene of the incident if such a response is deemed necessary.

You may do so, following the instructions on the website for obtaining a copy of your own record.

You may add information to a police report being contacting our office and speaking with a representative of the office and/or the deputy who took the initial report.  Depending on the nature of the information, it may be something a staff member can automatically update and forward the update to the investigating deputy.  You may also mail in additional information to be kept on file with your report.

You may go to any law enforcement agency and present identification and if you are wanted, the matter will be dealt with at that time. The Sheriff’s Office does not release warrant information over the phone.  However, with the exception of a confidential case or a juvenile case, the State Courts will advise the wanted status of an individual in person and/or by phone.  Also, if you know of the location of someone you believe to be wanted, you may contact law enforcement and advise them of that location, and if there is a warrant, law enforcement will take the necessary action to secure an arrest on those charges, but we will not confirm nor deny the existence of any warrants.

You may contact a member of the Coos County Jail staff at (541)396-7850 and inquire if they have a particular subject in custody.  If they do, they will release that fact, the charges the subject is being held for and of any court dates scheduled.  They will not release any transport information nor will they advise on a subject’s arrest history.  They will release information on current inmates only.

You must complete a Sheriff’s Office Public Request for Records Form and submit the appropriate fee and/or make the request with the understanding that there are fees involved and return the form to the Records Division of the Sheriff’s Office.  Attorneys and Insurance Companies do request reports which are presented on the respective agency’s letterhead with the appropriate fee enclosed.  All requests must be made in some sort of written form.

Again, the Sheriff’s Office is allowed access to Computerized Criminal History information for criminal justice purposes only and cannot provide private citizens such information.  You may contact the Oregon State Police Identification Bureau and complete their request form, enclose the appropriate fee and mail your request to them.   (For additional information, you can visit their website: www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/pages/index.aspx)

DMV records are available to law enforcement for criminal justice purposes only and no employee is allowed to process any request for driving histories for private citizens.  If you are in need of a copy of your driving record, you must contact the Department of Motor Vehicles for that information.

A local agency check consists of  contacts by our agency only.  We do not check nor verify any records for any other agency in the County or State.  If you are interested in the complete history of an individual’s background, it is recommended that you contact the Oregon State Police Identification Bureau and follow the procedures for obtaining that information.  Part of the procedure for doing so involves submitting a copy of your fingerprints, which is done by appointment with the Sheriff’s Office.

Cases that are referred to the District Attorney’s Office for review and/or charges to be filed are not available until the matter is adjudicated.  This includes the request from a victim as well as a suspect in a matter.  Open cases such as missing person(s) cases and unsolved homicides are also exempt from disclosure.  In addition, some records such as Concealed Handgun License files are exempt from disclosure.

However, if a case is not public record, you still may send a written request for the report, and at such a time the case becomes public record, your request will be addressed as soon as time allows.