Arrest History in Alexander County
An Alexander County arrest may involve the sheriff, Cairo Police, Tamms Police, or Illinois State Police. The creating agency keeps its incident and arrest report. If detention follows, the person is taken to the contracted Pulaski County Detention Center, which creates the intake, fingerprint, photograph, custody, and release or transfer entries.
The Alexander County State's Attorney decides which charges to file. The circuit clerk then opens the court case. ISP receives reportable fingerprint and charge data through its transaction-control workflow. These records form a chain, but none is a substitute for the others.
From Alexander Arrest to Pulaski Booking
The local trail often crosses a county line without any error. Alexander County has no jail roster of its own because Pulaski houses its detainees by contract. The Illinois Sheriffs' Association Alexander profile identifies that arrangement.
The directory is also a useful check against the false Alexander County Sheriff result from North Carolina.
Record flow: Arresting agency report › Pulaski booking › Alexander court filing › ISP repository update.
How to Look Up Alexander County Arrests
No single screen covers every Alexander County arrest. Use each documented channel in order and record the date of every check.
- Call the Pulaski detention center and Alexander sheriff with the full name and approximate arrest date.
- Ask which agency made the arrest and whether the person remains in custody.
- Request the arrest report from that agency under Illinois FOIA.
- Request booking and release or transfer data from Pulaski County separately.
- Search Judici for an Alexander court case, then call the circuit clerk at 618-734-0107.
- Use ISP Access and Review with fingerprints to review and challenge one's own statewide record.
CHIRP is the ISP public-conviction product, not a daily arrest log. IDOC search becomes relevant only after a state-prison transfer.
No Alexander Booking Log
Research found no official Alexander or Pulaski online name roster, sheriff blotter, mugshot gallery, active-warrant list, or Illinois Alexander sheriff app. A missing web result cannot prove release, dismissal, or a clean arrest history. Call the custodian and request a dated status.
The official Pulaski detention page is the facility source.
Its contact information should be verified before travel because official source extracts show a phone-digit conflict.
What an Arrest Record Shows
An arrest record documents the enforcement event and initial allegation. A booking record documents jail intake and custody. Public details vary because juvenile, victim, medical, and safety-related information may be restricted.
| Report or arrest number | The creating agency's file key. |
|---|---|
| Date, time, and place | When and where the arrest occurred. |
| Agency and officer | The office responsible for the arrest report. |
| Initial charge | Alleged offense, statute, and class at arrest. |
| Booking details | Intake time, booking number, fingerprints, and custody entry. |
| Release or transfer | Dated movement or release reason, when public. |
A mugshot may exist in the booking system, but availability does not prove guilt and public access is subject to law.
Alexander Arrest Report Requests
Address the request to the creator. Alexander deputies' records go to the sheriff; Cairo and Tamms reports stay with their police departments; ISP-created records use ISP FOIA. Include the event date, time, location, report number if known, precise record type, preferred format, and a request for a fee estimate.
Alexander County Sheriff
2000 Washington Avenue
Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-2141
County hours: 8-noon and 1-4 weekdays
Illinois FOIA does not require a standard form. Section 3 generally calls for a response within five business days for noncommercial requests, subject to a permitted written extension. The sheriff publishes no separate records portal or fee schedule.
The 72-Hour Illinois Rule
Illinois FOIA section 2.15 calls for specified arrest information as soon as practicable and within 72 hours. That public information can include identity, charge, arrest location and time, and a photograph when available. The rule does not force release of every investigative detail or erase juvenile, privacy, fair-trial, safety, or active-investigation limits.
Ask for the public arrest facts when a full report is not yet releasable. If the agency denies access, the response should cite the exemption and review route.
Recent Arrests and Booking Logs
Recent Alexander County arrests create three timing gaps. The jail may know about custody before a prosecutor files a case. Judici may lag after filing. ISP's conviction product will not show an unresolved arrest as a conviction. Check each source with its own date.
The 2024 IDOC inspection gives context for the contracted jail: 226 rated beds, 131 people present, and 65 full-time employees. Pulaski's own page advertises 240 beds. Those figures use different labels and should not be merged. The IDOC inspection is an oversight snapshot, not a current inmate roster.
A caller should ask whether the person is present now, whether staff can confirm a booking date, and whether the person was released or transferred. A facility count from an inspection cannot answer those questions. If Pulaski confirms no current custody, continue with the arresting agency and Alexander Circuit Clerk. The person may have been released, moved to another facility, transferred to state custody, or never held there long enough for the inquiry.
Which Alexander Agency Holds It
Custody follows the creator rule. Cairo Police holds a Cairo officer's narrative; Tamms Police holds a Tamms report; Alexander Sheriff holds a deputy's report and related dispatch or warrant-service material; ISP handles its own field records through the state FOIA channel. Pulaski County owns the contracted jail record even though the criminal case belongs in Alexander County.
| Agency | Starting point | Likely record |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sheriff | 618-734-2141 | Deputy arrest and incident report |
| Cairo Police | 618-734-2131 | Cairo-created report |
| Tamms Police | 618-747-2326 | Tamms-created report |
| Pulaski detention | 20 Justice Drive, Ullin | Booking and custody data |
No current East Cape Girardeau police department was established in official sources. For an East Cape incident, identify whether the sheriff, ISP, or another Illinois responder created the report. Do not request it from Cape Girardeau Police in Missouri merely because the names look alike.
ISP Fingerprints and the TCN
After reportable fingerprints are taken, ISP uses a Transaction Control Number to connect the submission and response workflow. A name can be misspelled or shared; fingerprints are the sounder match for reviewing one's own Illinois transcript. ISP Access and Review is free at the state-processing level, though the print taker may charge.
The official licensed fingerprint-vendor list helps locate a capture provider.
Tell the vendor the correct ISP service so the prints follow the proper path.
The ISP self-review page explains the challenge route.
A Record Challenge form accompanies the transcript or the state issues a no-record response.
Arrests vs Convictions
An arrest records a suspected offense. A conviction follows a guilty plea or verdict and judgment. Filed charges can differ from booking charges, and a case may end in dismissal or acquittal.
Compare dates as well as labels. The report date marks the police event, the booking date marks jail intake, and the filing date marks the prosecutor's court action. A later amended charge can replace the wording seen at intake. The disposition date answers what happened in court. For sound proof, obtain the Alexander County docket and disposition rather than treating an old booking entry as the last word.
State custody is another distinct stage. If the court sends a convicted person to prison, the Illinois Department of Corrections locator may show that sentenced custody. It does not list an Alexander County pretrial detainee merely because an arrest occurred. Release from Pulaski also does not resolve a pending court case.
| Point | Arrest record | Conviction record |
|---|---|---|
| Created by | Arresting agency and jail | Court, then reported to ISP |
| Main fact | Initial allegation and custody | Final guilty outcome |
| Best source | Agency report and booking file | Certified disposition or ISP record |
| Meaning | Not proof of guilt | Judicial result |
Note: An Alexander County arrest is not proof of guilt; verify filed charges and disposition with the circuit clerk.