Find Wheat Ridge Booking Reports
Booking reports for Wheat Ridge are maintained by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Wheat Ridge is a small city tucked between Denver, Lakewood, and Arvada in Jefferson County. The Wheat Ridge Police Department makes arrests in the city, but the county sheriff handles the booking process. Everyone arrested in Wheat Ridge goes to the Jefferson County Detention Facility in Golden. This page shows you how to search for booking reports from Wheat Ridge arrests using both county tools and statewide databases.
Wheat Ridge Quick Facts
Jefferson County Processes Wheat Ridge Bookings
Wheat Ridge falls entirely within Jefferson County. Every arrest in the city gets processed through the Jefferson County Detention Facility in Golden. The jail sits about 8 miles west of Wheat Ridge along I-70. When Wheat Ridge police take someone into custody, they drive the person to this facility. Booking staff record fingerprints, take the booking photo, and enter all arrest details. The booking report that comes out of this process is a public record. Jefferson County holds it from that point forward.
The Jefferson County Detention Facility handles bookings from all over the county, including Wheat Ridge, Lakewood, Arvada, Golden, and parts of several other cities. It is a busy jail. Wheat Ridge arrests make up a portion of the daily intake. The facility operates around the clock, so bookings happen at any hour. The sheriff's office keeps all booking data in a digital system that supports online searches and records requests.
Note: The Wheat Ridge Police Department keeps its own arrest logs, but the official booking report is a county document held by the Jefferson County Sheriff.
Search Wheat Ridge Booking Data Online
Jefferson County runs an online inmate lookup at inmatelookup.jeffco.us. This is the quickest way to find booking reports from Wheat Ridge arrests. You search by name and get results for people currently in custody. Each result shows the person's name, charges, booking date, bond amount, and next court date. The tool is free and works on any device. No login or account is needed.
The Jefferson County inmate lookup updates several times a day. New bookings from Wheat Ridge usually appear within a few hours of the arrest. When someone is released, they drop off the list. The tool is good for recent arrests but will not help with older booking records. If you need data on someone who was booked from Wheat Ridge months or years ago, contact the Jefferson County Sheriff records division at 303-271-5444. They can search the full database and pull older records.
You can also try the CBI Internet Criminal History Check for a broader search. It costs $6.85 and covers all of Colorado. This picks up booking data from Jefferson County and every other county in the state. For Wheat Ridge, the CBI check is most useful when you want to see a person's full arrest history across multiple counties.
Wheat Ridge Inmate Alerts
The VINE notification system tracks inmates at the Jefferson County Detention Facility. If someone was booked from a Wheat Ridge arrest, you can monitor them through VINE for free. Go to vinelink.com, select Colorado, and search by the person's name. Once you find them, register for alerts. VINE sends notifications by phone, email, or text when the person's custody status changes. This includes release, transfer, or escape.
The VINE system is available to anyone. You do not need to be connected to the case in any way. Crime victims often use it, but the general public can use it too. The toll-free number is 1-888-263-8463 if you want to check on an inmate without going online. For Wheat Ridge, VINE is especially useful when you want to know the moment someone gets released from the Jefferson County jail.
Colorado's open records laws support public access to booking data. The state Attorney General's office at coag.gov provides guidance on both the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and the Criminal Justice Records Act (CCJRA). Both laws apply to booking reports from Wheat Ridge held by the Jefferson County Sheriff.
The CCJRA specifically covers criminal justice records like booking reports. CORA handles broader public records requests. For Wheat Ridge residents, either law can be used to get records from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office depending on the type of record you need.
Records Request for Wheat Ridge Arrests
You have a legal right to request booking records from Wheat Ridge arrests. Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. 24-72-301 makes records of official actions like arrests open for public inspection. Contact the Jefferson County Sheriff at 303-271-5444 to start a request. You can also submit a written request by mail or email. Include the person's full name, date of birth if you have it, and an estimated date of the arrest.
The sheriff has 3 working days to respond. An extension of up to 7 additional working days is possible for complex or large requests. The first hour of research time is free. After that, Jefferson County can charge up to $41.37 per hour. Copies cost $0.25 per page. Under C.R.S. 24-72-302, arrest records must contain the person's name, the charges, and the date and place of arrest. All Wheat Ridge booking reports include this information.
Sealed records are not available through any search or request. Colorado lets people petition to seal certain arrest records, and the CBI seals some records on its own if no charges are ever filed. If a booking report from Wheat Ridge has been sealed, it will not show up online or through a formal request. Under C.R.S. 24-72-305.5, booking photos are public but posting them online and charging for removal is a crime in Colorado.
Wheat Ridge Police Department
The Wheat Ridge Police Department is at 7500 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. You can call them at 303-237-2220 for non-emergency questions. While the police department does not hold the official booking reports (those are with Jefferson County), they do keep their own records of arrests and calls for service. If you need to confirm that an arrest happened in Wheat Ridge, or find out when someone was arrested, the police department can help with that.
The Wheat Ridge police can also point you to the right person at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office if you are having trouble finding a booking report. They work closely with the county on a daily basis since all their arrests end up at the Jefferson County jail. For anything that involves the actual booking document or booking photo, you will be directed to the county sheriff.
Nearby Cities
These cities surround Wheat Ridge in the west Denver metro area. Each page has details on how booking reports work there.