The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Records Division is staffed by three Legal Assistants.
The Records Division responds to inquiries from the public and researches crime and suspect information for law enforcement agencies.
The Records Division assures compliance with Washington State laws and Sheriff’s Office policies for collection, maintenance and storage of law enforcement information that includes written reports, case files, photographs, computer data and copies of official documents relative to law enforcement.
Public Disclosure
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is committed to responding to your request for public records in a timely manner. This is also a requirement under the Washington State Public Disclosure Act (RCW 42.56).
Washington State Law regulates what information can be disclosed to which people. Information requests may be denied, edited and/or withheld in accordance with Washington State laws and policies.
So that we can process your request, we need a clear description of the specific record you are requesting. Within five business days (excluding holidays) of receiving your request we will either send you the record or an estimation of the time needed to comply with the request. If we are unable to comply with your request for some reason, we will provide you with the cause for withholding the record.
Requesting a Case Report
To ensure efficient service, you should provide as much basic information as possible:
the Case Number of the report
name and address of the requestor
detailed description of record being requested
In you do not have the Case Number, you will need to provide:
the date, time and location of the incident
the type of incident
The methods for requesting a copy of a case report are:
In Person:
come to the front desk of the Sheriff’s Office at the courthouse complex, 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Bldg. 3.
fill out a public records request form at the front counter
in most cases you will receive the entitled information at the time of the request, unless you ask to have it mailed or picked up later
By Mail:
mail requests to:
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Records Division
Thurston County Courthouse, Building 3
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA. 98502
By Telephone:
call 360-786-5522 during normal business hours
provide required information over the phone
To download a blank Records Request form, click here, then download, save, and fill in the form and return it the Sheriff's Office.
To find out more about what is available to you, and the charges for the materials you are requesting, please contact the Records Division at (360) 786-5522.
The Records Division is located at:
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office
Thurston County Courthouse, Building 3
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502
The office is open for records requests from Monday thorugh Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.
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