Farmington Hills Booking Releases

Farmington Hills booking releases and arrest records are public documents created by the Farmington Hills Police Department and processed through Oakland County. Every arrest made in Farmington Hills generates a booking record that is accessible to the public under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. You can search current Oakland County inmates online, request arrest reports directly from the city police department, or use statewide tools to look up offenders in the state system. This page covers all the resources you need to find Farmington Hills booking and arrest information.

Farmington Hills Police Department

The Farmington Hills Police Department is the city's law enforcement agency, reachable at fhgov.com/police. The department handles all local arrests and creates the initial booking records that serve as the foundation for public access to Farmington Hills arrest information. Officers document the name, date of birth, charges, and arrest details for every person taken into custody in the city.

Booking records in Farmington Hills are subject to public access under MCL 15.231, Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. The law declares it the public policy of Michigan that all persons are entitled to full and complete information about the affairs of government. Police records, including arrest reports and booking documents, fall within this policy. The city can withhold specific types of information under recognized exemptions, but the default is that records are open.

To request a booking record or incident report from the Farmington Hills Police Department, you need to submit a written FOIA request. Include the full name of the person arrested, the approximate date of the arrest, and a description of the records you want. You can deliver the request by mail or in person. The department must respond within 5 business days, with an option to extend by 5 more days with written notice.

Farmington Hills Arrest Record Contents

A booking release from a Farmington Hills arrest will include the name and identifying information of the person arrested. It shows the charges filed, the date and time of the arrest, and the case number. Many records also include the name or badge number of the arresting officer.

Incident reports are longer documents. They cover the details of what happened: what the officer observed, what witnesses said, and what evidence was collected. Officers write these reports after the fact, and they become part of the public record unless a specific exemption applies. Victim home addresses, juvenile information, and details that could compromise an active investigation are among the types of information that can be redacted.

Booking photos are public records under Michigan law. You can request them as part of a FOIA submission to the Farmington Hills Police Department. Department practices on releasing photos may vary, so it helps to be explicit in your request that you want the booking photo included.

Oakland County Jail Inmate Search

Arrests in Farmington Hills that result in detention are processed at the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac. You can search current Oakland County inmates through the Oakland County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.oakgov.com/jail. The search is free and publicly accessible. It shows who is currently in custody, their booking date, the charges against them, and their current status.

The Oakland County Jail handles all county-level detention for cities and townships in Oakland County, including Farmington Hills. If someone was recently arrested in the city and has not yet been arraigned or released, they will appear on the county jail roster. The Sheriff's Office updates this information regularly.

State-level offender records through OTIS supplement county jail records and provide additional coverage for people who have moved through Michigan's prison system after an initial Farmington Hills arrest.

Michigan OTIS Offender Records

The Michigan Department of Corrections maintains OTIS, the Offender Tracking Information System. You can search it for free at mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2.aspx. OTIS covers people currently in state prison, on parole under MDOC supervision, and on MDOC-supervised probation. It also includes people who were discharged from state custody within the last three years.

If someone arrested in Farmington Hills received a state prison sentence, OTIS will show their current status. But if they are still at the Oakland County Jail awaiting trial or sentencing, OTIS will not have them yet. You need to use the county jail search for current county-level custody. OTIS and the county system cover different points in the process, so checking both can give you a complete picture.

VINELink Custody Alerts

VINELink provides free real-time custody alerts for offenders held in Michigan county jails and state prisons. Register at vinelink.com to receive notifications by phone, email, or text. The service connects with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office system and Michigan state facilities. When an inmate is released, transferred, or has another change in custody status, VINELink sends you an alert.

Anyone can register, not only crime victims. If you need to track the status of someone arrested in Farmington Hills without checking the roster manually each day, this is a practical solution. Registration is free and takes only a few minutes. You can register for multiple offenders if needed.

Note: VINELink notifications may have a brief delay after an actual custody change. For urgent situations, verify directly with the Oakland County Jail.

Michigan ICHAT Criminal History

The Michigan State Police offers ICHAT, the Internet Criminal History Access Tool, at michigan.gov/msp/services/ichat. This tool lets you search for criminal conviction records statewide by name. It covers felony and misdemeanor convictions from Michigan courts going back years. There is a small fee for each search.

ICHAT does not show pending cases or arrests that did not result in conviction. It is useful when you need a broader look at someone's Michigan conviction record rather than a single arrest event in Farmington Hills. For specific incident reports or arrest records from the city, FOIA through the police department is the right path.

Oakland County Booking Releases

Farmington Hills is part of Oakland County. All arrests in the city that result in county detention are processed through the Oakland County system. Visit the Oakland County Booking Releases page for county-wide resources, including the Oakland County Jail inmate search, the Sheriff's FOIA process, and links to booking release information for other Oakland County communities.

Nearby Cities

These nearby cities each have booking release pages covering local police records access and county detention information.