Oakland 24 Hour Booking

Oakland 24 hour booking records show who has been arrested and booked into jail in one of the Bay Area's biggest cities. Oakland sits in Alameda County, so booking goes through the Alameda County Sheriff's system at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. You can search Oakland booking data online using the county's free inmate locator. This page walks through how to find Oakland arrest records, what details each booking entry contains, where to get police reports from Oakland PD, and the key phone numbers for jail and records questions.

Oakland Bookings Through Alameda County

Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County. That means the Alameda County Sheriff runs the jail system that handles Oakland arrests. When Oakland Police book someone on charges that call for jail time, the person gets transported to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin for processing. Santa Rita is one of the largest jails in California. It handles all bookings from Oakland and every other city in the county.

The booking process at Santa Rita creates a record in the county database. Staff take a photo, log personal details, and record charges. This data goes into the public inmate locator within a few hours of the arrest. Speed depends on how busy the jail is. Weekends and holidays can slow things down. But most Oakland bookings show up the same day.

The Alameda County Sheriff's inmate locator is at acgov.org/sheriff_app. You can search by name and check a box to see only bookings from the last 24 hours. It is free. No account needed. The site states that all information shown for arrested persons reflects the most recent data known to the Sheriff's Office. This is the fastest way to find Oakland booking records online.

Oakland Police Records Division

The Oakland Police Department has its own records division that handles arrest reports, incident reports, and case files. Booking data goes to Alameda County, but the arrest report stays with Oakland PD. These are two different things. The booking record shows jail intake data. The arrest report has the full story of what happened, who was involved, and the details of the investigation.

You can reach the Oakland Police Records Division at (510) 238-7143. The office is at 455 7th Street, Room 306 in Oakland. Staff handle walk-in requests during business hours. You can ask for copies of arrest reports, incident reports, and other police records. Fees depend on the type of document. Simple copies are usually cheap. Longer files or certified copies may cost more.

Oakland also runs a public records portal through NextRequest. This lets you submit a formal request online and track its status. It is useful when you need records that are not available through the basic inmate search. The portal is at oaklandca.nextrequest.com and is open to anyone.

Oakland Police NextRequest Portal

The Oakland Police Department uses NextRequest for public records requests. The screenshot below shows the portal at oaklandca.nextrequest.com where you can file requests for Oakland arrest records.

Use this portal when you need Oakland police records beyond what the county inmate search provides. You can track your request status and get updates by email.

Oakland Booking Record Details

California law under Government Code Section 7923.610 requires certain booking facts to be public. Every Oakland booking record must include the full name of the arrested person, their occupation, and a physical description with date of birth, height, weight, and eye color. The record also shows the date and time of arrest and booking, plus where in Oakland the arrest took place.

Charges are listed along with bail amounts. If the person is still in custody at Santa Rita Jail, the record shows their housing location within the facility. If they have been released, it shows the date and method of release. The arresting agency is listed too. For Oakland arrests, this will say Oakland PD. That helps you tell apart Oakland bookings from those made by other agencies in Alameda County like Berkeley PD or the Sheriff's Office.

Booking data also includes any holds or warrants from other jurisdictions. A person booked in Oakland might have an outstanding warrant from another county or a parole hold from the state. All of that shows up in the booking record. Older records rotate out of the online system after a set period. For historical Oakland booking data, you would need to file a public records request.

Oakland Public Records Access

Booking records from Oakland are public. Anyone can look them up. You do not need to give a reason or prove a relationship. The California Public Records Act gives you the right to access government records, and booking data falls under that law. The California DOJ public records page has details on how the process works. Agencies get 10 days to respond. A 14-day extension is allowed in some cases.

Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person arrested in Oakland but never convicted can petition to seal their arrest record. Once a judge grants the petition, the record is gone from the county inmate search and all public databases. This only applies to arrests that did not lead to a conviction. It is a separate process from expungement, which deals with conviction records.

The online inmate locator shows current and recent bookings only. It does not have the full history of every person ever booked through Oakland. For older data, contact the Alameda County Sheriff or use the Oakland NextRequest portal to file a formal request.

Contact for Oakland Booking Records

The main contacts for Oakland booking records are the Alameda County Sheriff's Office at (510) 272-6878 and Santa Rita Jail at (925) 551-6500. These lines handle questions about custody status, bail, and booking details for anyone booked in Oakland or anywhere in the county. Santa Rita's jail line takes calls around the clock for custody questions.

For Oakland arrest reports and police case files, call the Oakland Police Records Division at (510) 238-7143 or visit 455 7th Street, Room 306 in Oakland. You can also use the NextRequest portal to submit a request online. The California DOJ Record Review Unit at (916) 227-3849 handles state criminal history questions if you need records beyond what local agencies provide.

Start with the free online tools. The Alameda County inmate locator is the quickest way to check Oakland booking data. If that does not have what you need, try NextRequest or call one of the numbers listed here.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Oakland in the Bay Area. Each has its own police department but shares the Alameda County jail system or is in a nearby county.