Search Minneapolis Recent Arrests
Minneapolis recent arrests are held by the Minneapolis Police Department and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. The city's Records Information Unit handles arrest record requests, and the Hennepin County jail roster shows who is currently in custody. Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota with five police precincts covering different parts of the city. You can search booking records online through the Hennepin County jail roster, which updates every hour, or contact the MPD records unit directly for arrest report copies.
Minneapolis Overview
Minneapolis Police Department
The Minneapolis Police Department handles arrests within the city. The department operates five precincts across Minneapolis. For non-emergency situations, you can call 311 or submit an online police report. Each precinct covers a geographic area of the city, and arrest activity varies across them. For arrest record requests specifically, the Records Information Unit is the right contact, not the precinct itself.
The Records Information Unit is located at two addresses. The main police headquarters is at City Hall, 350 Fifth Street South, Room 130, Minneapolis, MN 55415. The Records Unit also operates out of the Minneapolis Public Service Building at 505 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415. In-person visits to the Public Service Building are available Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone hours at the Records Unit run 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.
| Agency | Minneapolis Police Department |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 350 Fifth Street S., Room 130 Minneapolis, MN 55415 |
| Records Unit | 505 Fourth Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55415 |
| Records Phone | 612-673-2961 |
| Non-Emergency | 311 |
| Website | Minneapolis Arrest Records |
The Minneapolis Police Department arrest records page explains how to request arrest data for adult offenders, including what information is public and what you need to submit a valid request.
Minneapolis arrest records cover adult offenders only and contain public information per the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. You need the person's full name and date of birth to submit a request to the MPD Records Unit.
Minneapolis Recent Arrests and Hennepin County Jail
When someone is arrested in Minneapolis, they are typically booked into the Hennepin County jail. The jail is in downtown Minneapolis and consists of two facilities near City Hall and the Government Plaza light rail station. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and maintains the online roster. That roster updates hourly and is free to search at jailroster.hennepin.us. It shows the person's name, booking photo, current charges, bail amount, court date, and housing location.
The roster also shows anyone released in the past seven days. That makes it useful not just for checking current custody but for confirming a recent release as well. Call the jail directly at 612-348-5112 if you have questions about visitation, bail, or inmate status that the website does not answer. VINELink at vinelink.com also covers Hennepin County. You can search by name and sign up for alerts when a person's custody status changes.
How to Get Minneapolis Arrest Records
Minneapolis arrest records are available through the MPD Records Information Unit. You need the full name and date of birth of the person you are searching for. Records are available in person at 505 Fourth Avenue South or by calling 612-673-2961 during business hours. The MPD follows Minnesota state law under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, which classifies arrest data as public. Records include public information about adult offenders only. They do not include nonpublic information, data from other agencies, court outcomes, or juvenile records.
For criminal case records filed after an arrest, use the Minnesota Judicial Branch court search. Hennepin County court records are at mncourts.gov/Find-Courts/Hennepin.aspx. The Court Records Center is at 300 South Sixth Street, Room C-3, Minneapolis, MN 55487. Phone: 612-348-3033. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Staff can pull criminal case files by name or case number and make copies on request.
For data requests related to Hennepin County Sheriff arrest activity, contact the Sheriff's records unit by email at sheriffsofficedatare@hennepin.us or fax to 612-596-8120. More contact info is available at hennepinsheriff.org. Requests are processed under the MGDPA with a response time of up to 10 business days. The statewide BCA system at dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca handles full criminal history reports covering all Minnesota agencies, including Minneapolis arrests over time.
Contact information for the Minneapolis Police Department precincts is available through the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, which lists police contacts for each area of the city.
Minneapolis Police Department has five precincts. For non-emergency police matters in Minneapolis, call 311 or use the online report system. For records and arrest data, contact the Records Unit at 612-673-2961.
Warrants and Court Records in Minneapolis
Active warrants tied to Minneapolis cases appear in the Hennepin County District Court system. The court case search at mncourts.gov shows when a warrant was issued in a specific case. The full warrant document itself is held by the court and law enforcement. If you need to check whether a warrant exists for someone in a Minneapolis case, the court record is the most accessible public source.
For statewide criminal history that covers all Minneapolis arrest activity over time, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca handles those requests. The BCA system pulls from all Minnesota law enforcement agencies and gives the most complete view of someone's arrest history in the state. Court records, arrest reports, and criminal history reports are three separate documents and may need to be requested from three different places.
Hennepin County Recent Arrests
Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. All arrests in the city are booked into the Hennepin County jail. The county Sheriff's Office manages the jail roster and handles arrest data requests for all Minneapolis bookings. Visit the Hennepin County page for full Sheriff's Office contact details, jail roster links, and more resources for recent arrest records in this area.
Nearby Cities
Other major cities in the Minneapolis area are also in Hennepin County and use the same county jail for bookings.