Dale County Arrest History
An arrest report begins with the agency that took action. Dale County Sheriff records start at 113 W. Reynolds Street in Ozark. Ozark Police records start at the city department, even when a person later enters the Dale County Jail. Daleville Public Safety, Midland City Police, ALEA, and Fort Novosel authorities keep their own originating reports. The Sheriff’s booking record then documents county custody, while the Circuit Clerk keeps any filed state prosecution.
Dale County Jail is at 124 Adams Street, Ozark, and the published information line is 334-774-5402. The facility’s reported capacity is 116. Its booking file may include the intake time, arresting agency, listed charge, bond, and release or transfer event. The old official browser roster no longer resolves, so a responsible Dale County arrest search uses the official mobile app or a direct call rather than a commercial mugshot page.
Dale County Sheriff
113 W. Reynolds Street
Ozark, AL 36360
334-774-2335
Dale County Jail
124 Adams Street
Ozark, AL 36360
334-774-5402
Dale Arrests in the Sheriff App
The official Dale County Sheriff’s Office app, published by OCV in June 2025, advertises inmate information, tip submission, and public-safety news. It is the best documented current mobile route after the former roster stopped working. Search the inmate feature first, but remember that a release or transfer may remove a person from a current-custody view.
The official iPhone app listing identifies the Dale County Sheriff product and its inmate-information feature.
That listing supplies a direct official source when an iPhone user needs Dale County booking information without relying on the dead browser roster.
Android users can use the Dale County Sheriff app on Google Play.
The two app stores point to the same official county product, so the platform changes but the source of the Dale arrest information does not.
Looking Up Dale County Arrests
No single Dale County arrest database covers the incident report, booking, charge filing, statewide history, and later custody. Use this channel-complete sequence and stop when the official record answers the actual question.
- Identify the arresting agency, approximate time, and location. Ask that agency for the incident or arrest report number.
- Check the Dale Sheriff app’s inmate information for current county custody.
- Call 334-774-5402 when the app is blank or custody, bond, release, or transfer needs confirmation.
- Search the Dale Circuit Clerk or the proper municipal court after charges have had time to be filed.
- Send a focused Alabama Open Records Act request to the record creator for a booking sheet or report that routine channels do not supply.
- Use ALEA fingerprint review only for one’s own statewide Alabama repository history.
Ask for the precise record. An incident report, arrest report, booking sheet, warrant return, and 911/CAD record are not synonyms. Include the date, place, agency, known report or booking number, and the desired format. Request a redacted copy when public and protected facts are mixed.
Sheriff Booking, City Report, Clerk Case
The Dale County arrest system trips people up because one event can create records at three offices. An Ozark officer writes the police report. Dale County Jail creates the custody entry if it accepts the person. The District or Circuit Court creates the case file if a state charge is filed. A city ordinance matter may remain with Ozark Municipal Court. Fort Novosel and ALEA arrests can begin outside county or city files even when local custody or prosecution follows.
Jurisdiction can also change the first call. Ozark Police Records is reached at 334-774-2644, with after-hours non-emergency service at 334-774-5111. Daleville Public Safety routes requests through its official city department. Midland City uses its town and police contacts. An ALEA trooper report begins with ALEA, even if the person later appears in the Dale jail. On-post action at Fort Novosel may require an installation or federal channel. Asking the jail for every document can miss the report that explains the original event.
| Record | Custodian | Best Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Incident or arrest report | Arresting agency | What officers reported and alleged |
| Booking record | Dale Sheriff and jail | Intake, custody, bond, release, or transfer |
| Criminal case | Circuit Clerk or city clerk | Filed charge, docket, outcome, and sentence |
| Alabama CHRI | ALEA CJIS | One’s fingerprint-supported repository history |
Note: An agency’s arrest label may change when a prosecutor files, amends, reduces, dismisses, or declines a charge.
Inside a Dale County Arrest Record
A public Dale County arrest record can combine an officer-created report and a jail-created booking entry. Some fields are withheld when they expose victims, minors, witnesses, active investigative facts, medical information, or jail security. The public record should never be treated as a complete case outcome.
Booking usually follows a clear sequence. Staff confirm the legal authority for detention, identify the person, record property, and complete health and security screening. They note the arresting agency and initial charges, then take a photograph and fingerprints. Those fingerprints help create or match the ALEA arrest cycle. A judicial officer handles initial appearance and bond under Alabama criminal rules. The person may remain in custody, post an authorized bond, transfer, or be released when lawful authority directs it. Each event can create a timestamp that helps reconcile the jail record with the later Dale County court docket.
| Booking Number | The jail identifier for the intake event, distinct from the court case number. |
|---|---|
| Booking Date and Time | When county custody recorded intake, not necessarily the incident time. |
| Arresting Agency | The Sheriff, city police, ALEA, installation authority, or other agency that delivered the person. |
| Charges | Allegations listed at booking; prosecutors and courts can later change them. |
| Bond | The amount, type, conditions, or no-bond status shown under the controlling order. |
| Booking Photograph | An intake image when lawfully public; it is not proof of guilt and is not republished here. |
| Release Status | Release, transfer, or current custody as recorded by the jail. |
Booking Logs and Recent Arrests
The research found no dependable official Dale County daily arrest blotter on the open web. The former Sheriff roster domain was unavailable, and selected police releases are not a full log. Safer fallbacks are the official Sheriff app, jail telephone, arresting agency records unit, and a focused records request. A current roster, if restored, would still show only current or recent custody rather than a lifetime Dale County arrest history.
For a written request, state whether the goal is inspection, an electronic copy, a paper copy, or certification. Include enough detail to locate the record but avoid unnecessary sensitive identifiers in ordinary email. Dale County did not publish a Sheriff fee schedule or dedicated request form during research, so ask for a cost estimate and current submission instructions. Alabama law permits withholding or redaction of protected material. A request for the segregable public portion is more precise than demanding an unredacted investigative file.
A person can leave the live list after bond, transfer, or release while the court case continues. Conversely, a new booking may appear before the prosecutor files a court charge. When the filed result matters, follow the arrest into Dale County criminal court cases and read each disposition.
Current custody is a snapshot: Absence from the Sheriff app proves neither that no arrest occurred nor that a prior matter was cleared.
Dale Custody Systems Cover Stages
The Sheriff app and jail line cover local custody. Alabama VINELink adds status notifications. The Alabama Department of Corrections locator covers people in state prison, not those awaiting trial in Dale County Jail. Federal Bureau of Prisons search applies to federal custody. These systems can follow different stages of one person’s custody, but none replaces the arresting agency report or court outcome.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is an official federal custody channel.
Its interface illustrates the boundary: a federal result belongs to BOP, while a local Dale booking belongs to the Sheriff and a state-prison result belongs to ADOC.
The FBI electronic Identity History Summary portal is a subject-only federal history route rather than a public Dale arrest search.
The portal helps a person review a nationwide fingerprint record, while the Dale jail and clerk remain the sources for local booking and case documents.
Dale Arrest Reports and E911
Ozark-Dale County E911 serves the Sheriff and several municipalities through a consolidated system. Calls are recorded and a printout is maintained. That creates a separate record path when an arrest began with a dispatch call. A CAD printout or 911 audio is not the responding officer’s incident report, and neither is the jail booking sheet. Each must be requested from its own custodian.
The official Ozark-Dale County E911 source describes that consolidated service.
The image supports the local routing point: dispatch data may explain the call and response time, but the police report, booking, and criminal case remain distinct Dale County records.
When a Dale Booking Remains
Release is not the same as clearance. A person may be released while charges are pending, after no charge is filed, or after a later dismissal or acquittal. The booking record can remain even when the case has a favorable outcome. First obtain the certified Dale court disposition. Then compare it with one’s ALEA fingerprint history if the statewide arrest cycle lacks the final result.
Alabama expungement is a separate court process under Chapter 27. Eligibility turns on the offense, outcome, waiting period, and exclusions. A clerk cannot erase a lawful booking merely because someone asks. If a matter qualifies, identify each arresting agency and record system that must receive the order, then recheck after agencies have had time to process it.
Arrests Are Not Convictions
A Dale County arrest record proves that an enforcement or booking event was recorded. A conviction requires a guilty judgment after plea or verdict. Some bookings never lead to filed charges. Others end in dismissal, no-bill, nolle prosequi, or acquittal. Match the arrest to the final court disposition before drawing a conclusion.
| Arrest Record | Conviction Record |
|---|---|
| Created by an arresting agency and jail | Created by the court |
| Shows action and booking | Shows a judgment of guilt |
| Lives with agency and custody files | Lives with the clerk and reported repository data |
| May end with release or no filed charge | May include sentence, appeal, or later expungement action |
Note: A Dale County arrest is not proof of guilt, and each charge must be checked for its own filed outcome.