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Arrest Records in Kewaunee County

The Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department makes arrests in its rural jurisdiction and runs the county's only jail. Algoma Police, City of Kewaunee Police, and Luxemburg Police keep their own city or village incident records. Wisconsin State Patrol and DNR wardens may create separate state reports after highway or natural-resource enforcement. Countywide dispatch does not make the sheriff the owner of every police report. The responding agency usually remains the right source for its narrative.

An arrest may create at least three records. The arresting agency writes an incident or arrest report. The Kewaunee County Jail creates a booking and custody file. If the District Attorney files charges, the Clerk of Circuit Court opens a prosecution file. Fingerprints for designated offenses may add a fourth layer at the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau. These layers can show different charge labels because each records a different stage.

Call Kewaunee County Jail First

For a recent Kewaunee County arrest, call the jail at (920) 388-7108 before searching a court docket. The jail can address present custody and provide the inmate number needed for some services. It is housed in the Sheriff's Safety Building at 620 Juneau Street, Kewaunee, WI 54216. The compact facility has 22 beds, and local corrections staff have also shared dispatch duties. That structure helps explain why the county uses direct contact instead of a large public booking portal.

The official jail information page publishes the direct line and visitation details, while the sheriff's deposit instructions identify the separate inmate-funds route.

The page confirms the working fallback for a current Kewaunee County custody check: call jail staff rather than searching for a roster that does not exist.

Kewaunee County Arrest Lookups

No single search covers every Kewaunee County arrest. A complete lookup starts with the time and place of the event, then follows the record from custody to the arresting agency, court, and state repository. Use a full name, approximate arrest date, location, agency, and incident or case number when known.

1. Call Kewaunee County Jail at (920) 388-7108 for current custody and the inmate number. There is no public online county roster.
2. Request the jail booking slice from Sheriff Records & Civil Process by email, phone, mail, or at the Safety Building.
3. Identify the arresting agency and ask that sheriff, city police, State Patrol, or DNR custodian for its incident narrative.
4. Search WCCA after the District Attorney files charges, then request authoritative documents from the Circuit Court Clerk.
5. Use WORCS when legally releasable statewide CIB history is needed, or submit a specific public-records request when the direct channels do not answer the question.

After transfer to state prison or DOC supervision, use the Wisconsin DOC Person in Our Care or Client Search. It does not cover the Kewaunee County Jail. Wisconsin VINE, (888) 944-8463, provides custody notifications.

Kewaunee Arrest Records by Direct Email

The sheriff calls its administrative unit “Records & Civil Process.” Send a written request to recordsrequest@kewauneeco.org, call (920) 388-3100, mail it, or ask about counter access at 620 Juneau Street. The office publishes no separate request form, fixed turnaround, ID rule, fee schedule, or dedicated counter hours. Describe the incident, date range, location, involved agency, case number, and desired format. Ask for a cost estimate before staff begin extensive location, redaction, or media work.

The Sheriff's official contact page lists Records & Civil Process staff and phone extensions.

The contact screen is the documented online doorway to a booking request, even though it is not a searchable arrest database.

Arrest Records: What They Contain

A useful request identifies the arrest date, time, and place; arresting agency and officer; incident or case number; arrest basis; booking date and number; charges; bond; first appearance; and release. The jail may also hold intake fingerprints and a booking photo. Public release can omit juvenile, victim, medical, active-investigation, DPPA-derived, and protected-identifier information. Kewaunee County has no public sample inmate profile, so no extra portal fields should be assumed.

The initial booking charge is a lead, not the last word. Match it to WCCA only after filing, and check each filed count's disposition before drawing a conclusion about the court outcome.

Kewaunee Arrest Records Stay With Agencies

A city arrest can require two requests. The Kewaunee County jail holds the booking and custody slice, while the city police department holds its narrative. Algoma accepts email, phone, counter, and mail requests. Its records hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a stated seven to ten business-day processing range. Copies cost 25 cents per page, and a photo, audio, or video disk costs $12. The department publishes conflicting mailing ZIP codes, so confirm the address before mailing.

The Algoma Police Department page identifies the city agency and contact location.

This department page helps a requester route an Algoma narrative to the agency that wrote it, not merely to the county jail that booked the person.

Algoma's official police records instructions explain the request channels and costs.

The request screen also warns why some report fields may be removed, including DPPA-derived driver data, medical details, and protected identifiers.

Recent Kewaunee County Bookings

Kewaunee County publishes no official online inmate roster, booking log, arrest blotter, mugshot gallery, warrant search, or sheriff app. A failed web search is therefore expected. It does not mean that no arrest record exists. For a very recent event, call the jail first. Then email Records & Civil Process for the booking material and ask which agency made the arrest. If a city officer responded, request that city's narrative separately.

WCCA is a later court trail, not a live booking feed. It may not show anything until the District Attorney files a case, and no filing may occur. WORCS is a statewide criminal-history product built from supported arrest and disposition reporting, not a current-custody list. The practical Kewaunee County fallback is direct contact, followed by court and state checks only when their distinct records are relevant.

Note: Absence from an online list proves nothing here because Kewaunee County does not publish a booking roster or arrest gallery.

Kewaunee Arrest Records and Huber Status

A person serving a Kewaunee County sentence may remain tied to jail records while approved for Huber work release or electronic monitoring in the community. The program requires an advance packet and a drug test. Published charges include $15 per day for Huber or electronic monitoring, a $100 electronic-monitoring startup charge, $15 per day for remote breath testing, and $150 for an out-of-county transfer. These are program facts, not proof of any person's custody status or case outcome.

The official Kewaunee County Huber and EMP page provides the current packet and payment context.

The image shows why “in jail” can be too blunt a label. Confirm the person's current status with jail staff and the sentencing record.

Kewaunee Arrest Fingerprints Reach Wisconsin CIB

For designated offenses, the arresting agency forwards fingerprints and arrest information to the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau under Wisconsin reporting law. Prosecutor, court disposition, sentence, DNA-registration, and DOC admission or release data may later be tied to that arrest cycle. Gaps can arise when fingerprints do not support the event, a disposition has not matched, reporting is late, or the material exists only with a local police department, court, FBI, or another state.

WORCS sells legally releasable Wisconsin criminal-history information for $7 online. A one-time public user needs no account but should keep the order reference number; results remain retrievable for six months. DOJ matching can return a similar person because the public product is name based. A person reviewing an incorrect or missing CIB disposition can use the fee-free DOJ challenge process with fingerprint and authentic court or prosecutor proof.

Record flow: Arresting Agency › Kewaunee County Booking › Fingerprint Submission › Wisconsin CIB › Court and DOC Updates

City of Kewaunee Arrest Reports

City of Kewaunee Police keeps its own city incident and arrest reports. Written, descriptive requests go to the proper custodian or department head, and inspection or copies occur at the department or City Hall. The general public-records notice lists a 25-cent per-page charge and mailing after postage or prepayment arrangements. A March 2025 packet proposed more detailed fees, but final adoption was not verified, so current amounts beyond the general notice should be confirmed. A traffic crash has its own WisDOT crash-report access route, even when related charges later reach WCCA.

The City of Kewaunee Police page supplies the official department contacts.

The city page marks the right source for a city officer's narrative, while county jail staff remain the source for a related booking file.

Arrest Records vs Conviction Records

An arrest record documents an enforcement and custody event. A conviction record documents a court's finding of guilt after a plea or verdict. In Kewaunee County, the arresting agency and jail create the first set, while the Circuit Court Clerk maintains the filed charges, disposition, judgment, and sentence. Wisconsin CIB may later combine reported segments, but its summary still does not turn an arrest into a conviction.

Note: An arrest is not proof of guilt; a booking may lead to no charge, dismissal, acquittal, or a different filed offense.