Anchorage Busted Mugshots

Anchorage busted mugshots are booking photos taken by the Anchorage Police Department when a person is arrested and jailed in the city. To search Anchorage busted mugshots, arrest records, and jail rosters, you can use the APD Public Records Center, the state CourtView case lookup, the Alaska Department of Corrections offender locator, and VINE. This page walks you through each tool, lists the local fees and forms, and gives you the phone numbers and addresses for APD, the trial court, and the Anchorage Correctional Complex.

Anchorage Police Records and Busted Mugshots

The Anchorage Police Department runs all booking photo and arrest record requests through one online tool. It is called the APD Public Records Center. There is no walk-in counter and no mail-in form for the first request. You have to set up an account, pick the case or report you want, and submit the request online. APD provides short tutorial videos on the portal that walk new users through the steps. The system holds the request, gives you a tracking number, and lets you message the records team if they need more from you.

One thing to know up front. APD uses a single case rule. Each request can only ask for one case or incident number. If you want files on three arrests, you have to file three separate requests. Documents like the police report come in one request and audio, video, and photos come in another. That keeps things tidy on the APD side, but it can be a hassle if you are trying to pull a full file. The records office is at 716 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501, and the main records line is (907) 786-8600. You can press extension 1 with questions.

Records Manager Alohi Bonahoom can be reached at (907) 786-8616 or alohilani.bonahoom@anchorageak.gov. For questions about a citation, call (907) 786-2429 from 8 am to 5 pm. The Internal Affairs unit takes calls at (907) 729-7600. APD processed over 19,000 records requests in 2025 alone, so the staff is busy. New deadlines from the Anchorage Assembly take effect in August 2026. Simple requests must be filled in 10 days, intermediate ones in 20, and complex ones get a rolling release.

The APD Public Records Center page above is the only door for new requests. The August 2026 ordinance also waives fees for any request that takes under three hours of staff time. Before that change, the rate is $40 per hour with the first 10 minutes free. Estimated fees over $250 require prepayment.

Note: APD will redact a defendant's personal information from a public record release unless the subject signs the proper consent form to waive that right.

Anchorage Mugshots Through the APD Consent Forms

If you want a record about yourself or about someone you have legal authority to act for, APD has three consent forms. The Adult Consent Form lets you ask for your own unredacted record. The Adult with Guardian Consent Form is for people who hold legal guardianship over an incapacitated adult. The Juvenile Consent Form is for the custodial parent or court-ordered guardian of a minor. Without one of these on file, the report will come back redacted, and the booking photo may not be included.

By signing a consent form you certify that you have the right to ask for the unredacted record. You waive your privacy claim for that one report, you understand other names in the file may still be redacted, and you take on the duty to protect the record after you receive it. The form also says you indemnify the city if you misuse the file. APD warns that anything you give to a court, a lawyer, or another agency could become part of a public record. Read the form before you sign it.

For records that are not held by the police, the Municipality of Anchorage runs a separate JustFOIA portal. You can use it to ask the Municipal Clerk, the fire department, finance, or any other city office for documents. Any denial of a clerk-level request goes straight to the Mayor and then to the Anchorage Assembly. The Municipal Clerk is at 632 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 250, Anchorage, AK 99501. The phone is (907) 343-4311.

Anchorage Court Records and CourtView

Anchorage cases land in the Third Judicial District. The trial courthouse is at 825 W 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501, and the clerk line is (907) 264-0610. Every misdemeanor and felony filed in the city comes through this building. The court system handles about 92,000 cases statewide each year, and Anchorage carries the heaviest share. To see a case file online, use CourtView from the Alaska Court System. CourtView is free and works as a name, case number, or ticket number lookup.

The Anchorage case number begins with 3AN. That stands for Third Judicial District, Anchorage. So a case like 3AN-23-04567CR is a criminal case filed in 2023 with the five-digit sequence 04567. The CR suffix marks it as criminal. CI is civil. MO is minor offense. PR is probate. SC is small claims. You must include the dashes and the leading zeros, or the system will not return a hit. CourtView shows the case caption, the judge, the case status, the docket entries, and the charge information. Click the case number to pull up Party Charge Information.

The CourtView eAccess page above is the alternate URL most clerks send people to. It runs the same database. For a certified copy of a court file from Anchorage, you have to fill out form TF-311 ANCH and send it to the clerk. Plain copies are $5 for the first document and $3 for each extra. Certified copies are $10 plus $3 per extra. Audio recordings are $20 each on CD. Under AS 22.35.030, court records of an acquittal or full dismissal must come off public sites within 60 days in some cases.

Anchorage Inmate Lookup and Jail Roster

The Anchorage Correctional Complex is the main lockup for the city. It is a mixed pretrial and sentenced facility, which is normal in Alaska's unified DOC system. The main phone is (907) 269-4100. To find out if a person is held there, use the Alaska Department of Corrections offender lookup. The DOC site lists every inmate in state custody, where they are held, and their tentative release date. You can also call the facility directly for visit hours and bail info.

VINE is the second tool. Run by Alaska DOC, VINELink lets you sign up for free alerts on a custody change. Call 1-800-247-9763 or visit the site. You will need a name, a booking number, and a four-digit PIN if you want phone alerts. Email alerts do not need a PIN. Some Anchorage cases also send people across town to Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River, which is the largest women's prison in the state. That phone is (907) 694-9511.

For warrant checks in Anchorage, CourtView is again the best free tool. The Alaska State Troopers C Detachment supports APD on cases that cross jurisdictions. The C Detachment commander can be reached at (907) 375-6442 and the office is at 5700 E Tudor Road. The Troopers also post the daily blotter at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. You can search by date or by incident number. APD's news page at anchoragepolice.com/news posts press releases for major arrests and active operations.

Note: VINE has been live since 1998 and runs through DOC and local law enforcement. Calls can come at any hour, so set the alerts to your preference.

What an Anchorage Arrest Record Holds

An APD arrest record covers the same data points you see in most state files. The biographical block has the full legal name, any aliases on file, the date of birth, and a physical description with height, weight, hair color, eye color, race, and gender. The arrest block lists the date, time, and exact spot of the arrest, the arresting agency, the officer name and badge number, the agency case number, and the booking reference number.

The charge block shows the statutory citation for each alleged offense, a short narrative, and the felony or misdemeanor mark. The booking block has the front and profile mugshot, the ten-finger print record, an inventory of personal property taken from the suspect, the custody status, and any bail or bond amount. The court block has the first appearance date, the court case number when it gets assigned, and the disposition once the case ends. Some of these items get redacted when a request comes from a third party.

• Full legal name and date of birth for the person
• Case or incident number from APD or the court
• Date, time, and location of the arrest if known
• Reason for the request and your contact info

The APD Crime Analysis page at anchoragepolice.com/crime-analysis posts calls for service from 2020 through 2022. Anchorage also feeds the LexisNexis Community Crime Map, which shows crime by block with a heat map and lets you sign up for neighborhood reports. None of these tools post a booking photo, but they help you pick the right case to ask APD about.

Anchorage Background Checks and Borough Resources

For a name-based or fingerprint criminal history check on an Anchorage resident, the request goes to the Alaska Department of Public Safety Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road. A name check is $20. A fingerprint check is $35. Walk-in hours run from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm on weekdays. Under AS 12.62.160, any person can request criminal justice information from the bureau. Fingerprint requests must use the FBI FD-258 card. The bureau has rejected prints on other forms.

Anchorage cases connect back to the wider Anchorage Municipality page, which lists every borough-level resource. The Alaska Public Records Act under AS 40.25.110 sets the framework for every records request in the city. Agencies have 10 working days to respond, fees are limited to actual cost, and personnel time can only be billed for work over five staff hours in a single month. Under AS 12.61.110, the address and phone of any victim or witness must be redacted from a release.

If a person was held under a sex offense, also check the Alaska Sex Offender Registry. It lists more than 3,600 registrants statewide. The Alaska Court System runs an Appellate Case Management System at appellate-records.courts.alaska.gov for higher court cases. Anchorage appeals from the Third Judicial District land in this system. You can search by name, case number, or trial court case number.

Note: Under AS 40.25.120(a)(6)(B), police may refuse to release a report tied to a pending criminal charge until the district attorney signs off.