Sheriff's Office
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
Use the Sheriff's Office for incident, investigative, warrant, jail and booking records. Victims may obtain their own incident report in person with photo identification.
Official procedures located; broader access pending auditOfficial sheriff records routes located
Use the Sheriff's Office for incident, investigative, warrant, jail and booking records. Victims may obtain their own incident report in person with photo identification.
Contact and filing details
- Records custodian or office
- DeKalb County Sheriff's Office / Sheriff Nick Welden / Chief Clerk Melissa Mason
- Phone
- Non-emergency: (256) 845-3801; jail: (256) 845-8565
- Submission methods
- In person for a victim's incident-report copy; contact Administration for other records.
- Mailing address
- 2801 Jordan Road SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968
- Physical address
- 2801 Jordan Road SW, Fort Payne, AL 35968
- Fee information
- The official FAQ states no fee for a victim's copy of their own incident report.
Public notes
The live official site includes inmate booking and release data. Investigative, juvenile, security-sensitive and audiovisual material may require review or redaction.