Roseau County Recent Arrests

Roseau County recent arrests are processed through the Roseau County Sheriff's Office in Roseau, which operates the county jail and serves as the primary law enforcement authority for this far northwestern Minnesota county on the Canadian border. If you want to search recent arrests, check current custody status, or request an arrest report, the Sheriff's Office at 604 5th Avenue SW is the right starting point. This page covers the key contacts, search tools, and public access rules for Roseau County arrest records.

Roseau County Sheriff's Office

The Roseau County Sheriff's Office is at 604 5th Avenue SW, Suite B, in Roseau. The main phone is 218-463-1421, and the fax is 218-463-1889. The office provides full-service law enforcement throughout Roseau County, including patrol, investigations, snowmobile and ATV patrol, civil process, court security, and jail operations. Snowmobile and ATV patrol is a significant part of operations given the county's climate and rural terrain near the Canadian border.

The county jail at this location holds pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. Booking records from all Roseau County arrests are public under Minnesota law. To check current custody status, call 218-463-1421. Staff can confirm whether a specific person is booked into the jail at that time. For written records requests, fax to 218-463-1889 and include the full name, date of birth, and approximate arrest date.

The VINELink statewide inmate search covers Roseau County and lets you look up anyone currently in custody by name or offender ID, and sign up for notifications when custody status changes.

VINELink is a free service and one of the fastest ways to check custody status for Roseau County recent arrests without calling the jail directly.

Roseau County Jail and Recent Arrest Records

Every person arrested in Roseau County is processed at the county jail on 5th Avenue SW. The booking record created at that time is public under Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act. It includes the person's name, address, date and time of the arrest, charges, bail amount, and the arresting agency. You can request this data from the Sheriff's Office without giving a reason for asking.

For online custody status, VINELink at vinelink.com covers Roseau County. You can search by name or offender ID at any hour of the day. VINELink also lets you register for release notifications, so you are alerted automatically when an inmate's custody status changes. This is a free service available to anyone.

Court records tied to Roseau County arrests are available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch at mncourts.gov. After charges are filed, the case is searchable by party name or case number. You can view filings, hearing dates, and case outcomes from this online portal at no cost.

How to Look Up Roseau County Recent Arrests

Calling 218-463-1421 is the most direct way to check custody status or start a records request. For fax submissions, use 218-463-1889 and include the person's full name, date of birth, and approximate arrest date. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, the Sheriff's Office must respond to any data request within 10 business days. Arrest and booking records are public and no reason is needed to request them.

For statewide criminal history that covers agencies beyond Roseau County, contact the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca. The BCA database covers all Minnesota law enforcement agencies and is more thorough for long-term arrest history than county records alone.

For corrections data after a Roseau County conviction, the Minnesota DOC offender locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us shows current status for people in state prison or on supervised release. The Predatory Offender Registry at por.state.mn.us covers registered sex offenders in Roseau County and nearby counties including Lake of the Woods, Marshall, and Kittson.

Public Access to Roseau County Arrest Data

Minnesota law makes basic arrest and booking data public statewide. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, the Roseau County Sheriff's Office must release arrest data to anyone who requests it. That includes name, age, home address, arrest date, charges, and the arresting agency. No explanation or special purpose is required.

Some data can be withheld. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.85, agencies may restrict data if it could endanger someone, compromise an active investigation, or reveal a confidential source. Juvenile arrests are not public. For all other adult arrest records in Roseau County, the default is public access. The full text of Minnesota data practices statutes is at revisor.mn.gov.

Cities in Roseau County

All arrests made within Roseau County communities are processed through the county jail in Roseau. Roseau is the county seat and home to the Sheriff's Office and courthouse. Other communities in the county include Warroad and Badger. None of the cities in Roseau County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city arrests page on this site.

Nearby Counties

Roseau County sits at the far northern edge of Minnesota, bordering Canada. Check these neighboring counties if the arrest you need is not in Roseau County records.