Search Kodiak Island Recent Bookings

Kodiak Island Borough is served by the Kodiak Police Department, Alaska State Troopers C Detachment, and the U.S. Coast Guard due to its large federal presence at Base Kodiak. Recent bookings for city arrests are processed through KPD and held at the Kodiak City Jail, which is the busiest contract jail in Alaska. This page covers how to find booking records, check inmate status, search court case filings, and request arrest records for the Kodiak Island area.

Kodiak Island Recent Bookings - Where to Start

For recent bookings in Kodiak, the Criminal Charges Filed report from the Alaska Court System is the best free starting point. It updates at 9 PM nightly and lists new case filings across all Alaska courts, including Kodiak. Scroll or search for Kodiak entries. This covers charges filed after both KPD and AST arrests.

The CourtView portal lets you search all Kodiak court cases by name, date, or case number. Superior and District Court filings both appear. CourtView is free and does not require registration. For very recent arrests where charges may not yet be filed, the KPD is the direct source for booking information.

AST C Detachment covers the Kodiak area for calls outside city limits. The AST Daily Dispatch can be filtered by detachment to see trooper activity in this region. Combined with CourtView, these two tools cover the bulk of publicly available booking information for Kodiak Island.

Kodiak Police Department

KPD is the primary law enforcement agency for the City of Kodiak. Chief Tim Putney leads the department. KPD handles all city-limit arrests, maintains a police blotter, posts press releases, and publishes arrest records and incident reports on its website. The department also operates the Kodiak City Jail on a contract basis for the Alaska Department of Corrections.

The image below shows the KPD website, which includes the police blotter, press releases, and records request information.

Visit the Kodiak Police Department website for the police blotter, press releases, arrest records, and records request procedures.

The blotter and press releases are free and updated regularly without requiring a formal records request.

Records requests at KPD require written submission and typically take 10 to 30 days to process. Fees apply per Alaska statutory limits. When requesting records, include the subject's full name, the date and location of the incident, and the case number if available. Submitting complete information up front reduces delays. Under AS 40.25.100, most government records in Alaska are open to the public. Records connected to active investigations or pending charges may be withheld until the matter is resolved.

Kodiak City Jail

The Kodiak City Jail is the largest and busiest contract jail in Alaska. Although it is operated by KPD, it functions as an Alaska DOC contract facility and holds both pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates for the Kodiak area. Its location is 1421 Rezanof Drive West, Kodiak, AK 99615.

To check if someone is currently in custody, call KPD at (907) 486-8000 or use the VINE inmate lookup system. VINE is free and accessible 24 hours a day. For DOC-related questions, call (907) 269-7400. Very new bookings may not appear in VINE right away. For same-day status checks, calling the jail directly is the most reliable approach.

VINE lets you search by name or offender ID and sign up for custody change alerts. If someone you are tracking is transferred to another facility, like the Anchorage Correctional Complex, VINE will reflect the new location once the system updates. Allow a few hours after booking for VINE to show the entry.

Kodiak Island Court Records

The Kodiak Courthouse handles both Superior and District Court cases for the island. Superior Court covers felonies, civil cases over $100,000, domestic relations, and probate. District Court handles misdemeanors, small claims up to $10,000, and civil cases under $100,000. The courthouse is at 204 Mission Road, Room 122, Kodiak, AK 99615.

Copy fees at the Kodiak courthouse are $5 for the first certified page and $2.50 for each additional page. Uncertified copies range from $0.25 to $2.50 per page depending on the document type. Most case lookups can be done for free through CourtView before committing to a paid records request.

Under AS 12.62, Alaska's criminal justice information statutes govern access to law enforcement data. Court filings are generally public once entered into the system. Exceptions include juvenile cases, sealed records, and certain protective orders. These will not appear in CourtView searches.

AST Kodiak Post

The Alaska State Troopers Kodiak Post serves areas outside city limits, including outlying communities on Kodiak Island and nearby islands. C Detachment covers this region. The post is located at 2921-A Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 99615.

The Alaska DPS also operates an office in the same building. DPS Kodiak hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to noon and 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM. For the AST Daily Dispatch filtered by C Detachment, visit dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. Each dispatch entry shows the date, location, nature of the call, and outcome.

U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Cases

USCG Base Kodiak is one of the largest Coast Guard installations in the country. Federal law enforcement on base is handled by USCG Security. Maritime violations and federal crimes involving Coast Guard personnel or vessels fall under federal jurisdiction, not state or borough law enforcement.

USCG Security can be reached at (907) 487-5266 or (907) 487-5555. Federal cases are prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in Anchorage, not in the Kodiak state courthouse. Federal court records are accessible through the PACER system, which requires a separate account and charges per-page fees.

For most booking lookups involving civilians in Kodiak, the state court system and KPD tools are sufficient. Federal bookings involving USCG personnel or maritime cases require checking federal court records separately.

Statewide Resources for Kodiak

The DPS active warrants database covers outstanding warrants from all Alaska agencies, including Kodiak. It updates daily and is searchable by name. The Alaska Sex Offender Registry supports name, address, and ZIP code searches at no cost.

The image below shows the Kodiak Island Borough Government website, which provides official government contacts and public records information.

View borough government services at the Kodiak Island Borough website at (907) 486-9310.

The borough is at 710 Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 99615. Email: info@kib.co.kodiak.ak.us.

For full background checks, the DPS background check portal offers name-based searches for $20 and fingerprint-based checks for $35. For older historical records, the Alaska State Archives in Juneau holds pre-digital court and law enforcement documents.

Cities in This Borough

Kodiak is the main city in the borough and has its own records page with additional local information.

Nearby Areas

These neighboring boroughs and census areas have their own recent bookings pages.