Arrest History in Tooele County
The Tooele County Sheriff arrests within its jurisdiction and keeps sheriff-created reports and county booking records. Tooele City Police, Grantsville Police, Wendover Police, Utah Highway Patrol, and other authorized agencies can also make arrests. Their event reports stay with the agency that created them, even when the person is taken to the Tooele County Detention Center.
Tooele County arrest history is a chain of records, not one public file. An officer creates the report. Corrections staff may create intake, fingerprints, property, classification, charge-at-booking, bond, and release records. A prosecutor later decides whether to file. Utah Courts creates a case only after filing, and the Bureau of Criminal Identification receives qualifying fingerprint and disposition data for UCCH. Each source answers a different question.
Route Tooele County Arrest Requests
Send the report request to the arresting agency, not automatically to the sheriff. The county roster can confirm current custody, but it does not transfer custody of a city police report to the jail.
| Agency or place | Report channel | Booking and court route |
|---|---|---|
| Tooele County Sheriff or unincorporated area | Sheriff GRAMA, counter, fax, mail, or 435-882-5600 | County detention; district or justice court |
| Tooele City Police | NextRequest or Police Records at 50 North Garden, 435-882-8900 | County roster if booked; court depends on charge |
| Grantsville Police | Records at 50 North Bowery, 435-884-6881 | County booking; Grantsville Justice or District Court |
| Erda | Tooele County Sheriff and its GRAMA form | County detention; county justice or district court |
| Wendover Police | City police records channel | Confirm county booking; Wendover Justice or District Court |
| Utah Highway Patrol | Utah DPS records custodian | County jail if booked locally; court based on charge |
Use the event date, place, case or incident number, and arresting agency when asking for Tooele County arrest records. Those details help a custodian find the right file and apply any GRAMA redactions.
Tooele County Arrest Data Context
BCI's Crime in Utah tables report offenses known to participating agencies. They do not count arrests or convictions. In 2024, the published data listed 143 fraud offenses for Tooele Police, 74 for Grantsville Police, and 301 countywide. Those figures describe agency reports and cannot show how many people were booked, charged, convicted, or cleared.
The distinction is vital in Tooele County arrest research. NIBRS participation and missing data can affect comparisons, while one incident may produce no custody record or a later court case with changed counts. Use the crime figures only as local context. Use the sheriff roster for current county custody, the arresting agency for an event report, and the court for a prosecution outcome.
How to Look Up Tooele County Arrests
No single public name search supplies complete Tooele County arrest history. Follow the record from current custody to the originating report, filed court case, and later state or federal custody. For self-review, Utah's fingerprint-supported BCI route is the statewide layer.
- Search the Tooele County inmate roster by last and first name. Record the data-update time and treat the result as current-custody information.
- Call Corrections at 435-277-4200 if a result is urgent, unclear, or missing. Release, transfer, delay, or spelling can defeat a web query.
- Identify the arresting agency and request its report. Use sheriff GRAMA for sheriff-held records, Tooele City NextRequest for city reports, or the relevant city or state custodian.
- Search XChange across district and justice courts after allowing time for prosecutors to file. Read the final charge and disposition, not only the intake allegation.
- Use BCI Right of Access with fingerprints, valid ID, and the current $20 fee to inspect your own Utah UCCH history. Utah offers no general-public UCCH name search.
- After transfer, check UDC Offender Search for state custody or supervision. Use VINE for change alerts and BOP for federal custody.
- If online tools do not answer the question, send the formal GRAMA form by email, fax, mail, or counter and ask for inspection or copies of the maintained record.
The search should end with the record that answers the question. A roster is enough to check current custody. An incident narrative requires the arresting agency. A final outcome requires the court, and a fingerprint-linked self-review requires BCI.
Search Tooele County Booking Records
The sheriff roster opens through a free current-custody interface. Search by last and first name, then note the last-updated timestamp. Returned rows expose last, first, and middle name at list level. A detail-control link may lead farther, but the research did not verify that public list results always show a birth date, bond, offense statute, physical description, housing pod, or release date.
The official Tooele County roster page presents the current-inmate and booking interface.
The timestamp and narrow list fields are clues to the tool's scope. They do not turn the roster into a permanent arrest archive.
| Last Name | First name-search field and returned surname column. |
|---|---|
| First Name | Second name-search field and returned given-name column. |
| Middle | Returned middle name or initial when present. |
| Show Entries | Controls the number of result rows displayed. |
| Table Search | Filters returned roster rows. |
| Data Last Updated | Timestamp used to judge how fresh the list may be. |
What an Arrest Record Shows
A releasable Tooele County arrest file may be broader than the public roster. The sheriff request form recommends case number, date, time, and location. Protected information may still be removed, and not every maintained field is promised for every request.
| Event or Report Number | Agency identifier used to locate the incident or arrest report. |
|---|---|
| Arrest Date, Time & Place | Connects the event to the proper agency and record cycle. |
| Arresting Agency | Identifies the custodian of the initial report. |
| Alleged Charges | Shows intake allegations, which may change before or after filing. |
| Narrative & Supplements | Records the agency account and added investigative material, subject to GRAMA. |
| Booking Identity & Number | Links a jail intake to the maintained booking record when available. |
| Bond or Release | May show custody terms or status when maintained and public. |
| Booking Photograph | Created at intake but not guaranteed on the public list; request releasable material from the custodian. |
Later XChange entries add court, filing date, charge history, hearings, judgment, and disposition. Those are court facts, not fields promised by the sheriff roster.
Four Tooele County Arrest Dates
Arrest, booking, filing, and disposition are separate events. The arrest time belongs to the officer's report. Booking time marks jail intake. Filing date begins the court case after a prosecutor acts. Disposition date records how a filed count ended. Comparing the dates in order helps explain why a new arrest may appear on the roster before XChange returns a case.
- Arrest
- A law-enforcement action based on alleged conduct or a warrant.
- Booking
- Jail intake that creates custody, photograph, fingerprint, property, and classification records.
- Filing
- The prosecutor's formal submission that creates a court case.
- Disposition
- The recorded outcome of a filed charge, such as dismissal, acquittal, or conviction.
Utah court rule 4-609 also allows an Offense Tracking Number and fingerprint process for a qualifying defendant who was not booked before the first court appearance. A fingerprint-supported arrest cycle can therefore exist without the usual pre-court jail path.
Recent Arrests and Booking Logs
No separate official Tooele County daily booking blotter was located. The sheriff's inmate-roster interface is the documented public route. It focuses on current custody and carries a timestamp, but the office warns that web information is unofficial and may not always be current.
A missing name does not prove that no arrest occurred. The person may have been released, transferred, cited without jail intake, entered under a different spelling, or not yet reflected in the web data. For maintained booking information, contact Corrections or use the sheriff's formal GRAMA process. Do not rely on a roster screenshot as a certified or lasting Tooele County arrest record.
Why Tooele County Arrest Data Is Unofficial
The public roster is a convenient view, but the sheriff distinguishes it from the official maintained record. That warning matters when a custody fact must be verified. A timestamp can show freshness, not legal completeness.
The Sheriff's Office accepts requests through its GRAMA form. It asks for a specific description, requester contact details, an inspection or copy choice, and any basis for expedited treatment or a fee waiver. Ordinary requests track a response period of no later than ten business days, though that is a response rule rather than a guarantee of immediate delivery.
Arrests vs Convictions
A Tooele County arrest record documents an allegation, enforcement action, or jail intake. A conviction record documents a court finding after a plea or trial. Prosecutors may decline, amend, or dismiss counts, and a trial may end in acquittal.
| Point | Arrest record | Conviction record |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Arresting agency and, after intake, the jail | The court clerk records the judgment |
| What it proves | An arrest or booking occurred | A filed count ended in a finding of guilt |
| Where it lives | Agency report and sheriff booking system | Court case file, with reported disposition in UCCH |
| Possible path | Release, no filing, or later court charge | Sentence, appeal, probation, or expungement |
Note: An arrest is not proof of guilt, and a booking can end without charges, by dismissal, or with an acquittal.
Track Tooele County Arrests After Transfer
A sentenced person can leave the county roster and appear in the Utah Department of Corrections Offender Search.
UDC covers state custody and some supervision information. It is not the source for the initial Tooele County police report or the filed court docket.
Utah VINE adds custody-status notifications for people who need to follow a change.
VINE is an alert service, not a complete arrest history or case file. Federal custody requires the Bureau of Prisons locator, while federal criminal dockets use PACER.
Request Tooele County Arrest Files
Sheriff GRAMA requests may seek incident reports, arrest reports, booking detail, dispatch material, photographs, video, or other sheriff-held records. Email gramarequest@tooeleco.org, fax 435-843-3330, mail the form, or use the counter. Inspection is free under the published fee menu. An incident report with initial and supplemental material and a state accident report costs $5. Other written documents cost $25, digital photographs cost $3 each or $25 on CD, original video or audio media cost $25, and 911 or radio traffic costs $25. Research or redaction charges allowed by Utah law may also apply.
The request must be specific and may still be redacted for active investigations, victims, juveniles, medical or security information, and private identifiers. Ask the office how to submit sensitive identity fields securely.
Tooele County Sheriff
1960 South Main Street
Tooele, UT 84074
435-882-5600
Corrections: 435-277-4200
Corrections administration: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.