Meade County Warrants and Arrest Records Search

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Meade County arrest warrants: Who has information on warrants and arrests?

Since the local sheriff’s office does not maintain its own website, you can’t expect to get details on recent arrests in Meade County online. Ditto for information on locally issued arrest warrants. In fact, even the social media accounts of the agency lack details that could help a person who is looking for the arrest log or the warrant list for the area.

So, unless you are willing to drive down to the law enforcement office for your inquiry, you will have to rely on other sources. Read on to know if anybody out there can help you with an online arrest inquiry…

How do you contact the police for a warrant search?

As mentioned above, you will have to pay a visit to the sheriff’s office for the inquiry. To do so, drive down to 1400 Main Street, Sturgis, SD 57785. Call them on 605.347.2681 before showing up at the agency office. Also, make sure to visit them from Monday through Friday during office hours.

You can send them a message through their webpage at https://www.meadecounty.org/sheriffs-office. However, they may still ask you to come down to the precinct before they entertain your request for an arrest inquiry. Charges, if any, will be nominal and will only apply if you need copies of the police report. Remember to take a government issued ID card along.

Every now and then, the agency does post information on wanted criminals and cases that they need assistance with on their FB page at https://www.facebook.com/meadecountysheriffsoffice/?rf=104048616329062. So, it would definitely help to spend a few minutes checking their recent posts.

How do you get access to arrests records of Meade County through the judiciary?

Apart from the police, you can also access the arrest report of your subject by placing a request with the local judiciary. This can be down in two ways:

Contacting the Clerk of Court’s Office: This agency is in charge of maintaining all judicial records for the area. You can get in touch with them at 1425 Sherman Street, Sturgis, SD 57785-0939 or you can write to them at PO Box 939 (address as before).

Using the judicial records search facility: This service is a paid inquiry and you will have to shell out $20 per search even if the results of your inquiry do not return any arrests records. You can access the online tool at https://ujslawhelp.sd.gov/recordsearch.aspx.

You can also get the arrest records of convicts from the DOC, and the best part is that they don’t charge for the facility. The only catch here is that you won’t get information on detainees who are being tried nor on those who were acquitted. This feature can be found at http://doc.sd.gov/adult/lookup/.

What are your options for finding details on warrants and recent arrests from Meade County over the phone? (2021-current)  

  • Call the Meade County Jail to learn about recent arrests- 605-347-2681
  • Call the Sheriff’s Office to request an arrest report- 605-720-6632
  • Call the judiciary for details on outstanding warrants- 605-347-4411
  • Call the Meade County Attorney’s Office to reach Victim/Witness Services- 605-347-4491

Crime statistics of Meade County

The Sheriff’s Office of Meade County handled approximately 177 criminal matters in 2019. Of the total number of complaints filed, around 151 were against property crimes while 26 were against violent crimes.

With 87 cases, larceny-theft had the highest occurrence rate of all property crimes. Burglary brought in around 50 complaints. Aggravated assault cases formed the bulk of violent crimes at 21 incidents.

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Crime stats for Meade County, SD

Of the 350 or so people who are arrested each year in Meade County, the majority have a run in with the law in connection with Group B offenses such as driving under influence and disorderly conduct. As far as violent crimes are concerned, aggravated assaults account for nearly 20 arrests every year. After DUI arrests, drug and narcotic violations have the highest number of arrests attributed to them at over 50 instances of custodial detention.