Big Lake Busted Mugshots

Big Lake busted mugshots come from the Alaska State Troopers B Detachment in Palmer and Wasilla. Big Lake is an unincorporated community in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough with no city police of its own. Arrests made in the Big Lake area are processed at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer, and cases are filed at the Palmer District Court. This page walks you through how to find Big Lake busted mugshots, search the daily dispatch, and look up a case on CourtView. Start your lookup with the search box below.

Law Enforcement in Big Lake

Big Lake has no municipal police department. It is a CDP, or census designated place, inside the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Law enforcement is handled by the Alaska State Troopers B Detachment. Phone the detachment at (907) 352-5401. Troopers patrol the Parks Highway, respond to calls around Big Lake, and handle all major cases in the area.

When a trooper makes an arrest in Big Lake, the suspect is transported to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer for booking. The booking process includes a front and profile mugshot, fingerprinting, a property inventory, and a medical screen. These Big Lake busted mugshots become part of the arrest record and are stored under the booking number assigned at intake.

B Detachment covers Big Lake, Wasilla, Palmer, Butte, Willow, Talkeetna, and Sutton. Commander Andrew Gorn leads the detachment from Palmer. The deputy commander in Wasilla runs the Mat-Su West post. For a full list of trooper posts and contacts, see the AST contacts page.

Big Lake Busted Mugshots on Daily Dispatch

The Alaska State Troopers Daily Dispatch page posts recent arrests with short narratives. Each entry shows an incident number like AK25127923, a location, a type of crime, and a short description of what happened. You can search by date range or by incident number. A sample entry from the Mat-Su area reads like this: the troopers respond to a REDDI report, identify the driver, run a DUI investigation, and remand the person to Mat-Su Pretrial on DUI charges.

B Detachment regularly reports DUI, assault, criminal mischief, warrant arrests, theft, drug offenses, and violations of conditions of release. The standard note at the end of each release reminds readers that any charges in a press release are accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Posts come from the detachment dispatch office and are date-stamped when put online.

The borough public records page shown above is the main portal for Big Lake record requests. Because Big Lake has no city clerk, every local records request goes through the Mat-Su Borough clerk or through the trooper post.

Big Lake Court Records at Palmer

All Big Lake cases are filed at the Palmer Superior and District Court. The court is at 435 S. Denali St., Palmer, AK 99645. Phone the court at (907) 746-8181. Palmer falls under the Third Judicial District. Superior Court hears felony criminal cases and civil matters over $100,000. District Court handles misdemeanors, civil cases up to $100,000, and small claims up to $10,000.

Free case lookups are done through CourtView. Search by case number, party name, or ticket number. Copy fees at Palmer are $10 for document copies and $5 for certification per document. Wait times for online requests run about 2 to 4 weeks. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Note: Under AS 22.35.030, some criminal court records come off the public portal 60 days after an acquittal or full case dismissal.

Mat-Su Pretrial Facility Inmate Search

The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is the primary jail for Big Lake arrests. The facility is at 339 East Dogwood Road, Palmer, AK 99645. Call the 24-hour phone line at 907-745-0943. The official inmate roster updates daily, with some updates every 15 minutes. Each record includes the full name, physical details, mugshot, booking number, booking date, charges, bond amount, and scheduled court date.

For a free national inmate lookup, use VINELink. VINE covers Alaska and 47 other states. Register with a booking number and a four-digit PIN to get custody change alerts. Alerts go out when an inmate is released, transferred, escapes, is placed on electronic monitoring, or dies in custody. Email alerts do not need a PIN.

• Full legal name of the person
• Booking number from Mat-Su Pretrial
• Approximate arrest date
• Case number from CourtView if you have it
• Return mailing address

Statewide Tools for Big Lake Busted Mugshots

The Alaska Public Records Act, AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.295, gives the public the right to inspect state and local records. Requests must be in writing. Agencies have 10 working days to respond under AS 40.25.120. If a request takes more than five staff hours in one month, you can be asked to pay personnel costs for the time over that point.

For background checks, the DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau runs name-based checks at $20 and fingerprint checks at $35 under AS 12.62.160. The bureau is at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. The Alaska Sex Offender Registry is free to search by name, city, or map.

Court Records Request Form TF-311 for Big Lake

The Alaska Court System uses form TF-311 to process court record requests. This is the main form you need for Big Lake arrest records held by the trial court. Get the form from the court clerk in Palmer or from the court system website. Fill out the full legal name of the person, the case number if you know it, the date range, and the type of record you want.

Fees are set by a statewide fee schedule. A plain copy of a Big Lake case file costs $0.25 per page. A certified copy costs $10 per document. A court clerk can pull the file and make copies while you wait for small files. Big files may take several days. If court staff has to search five or more years of records, the hourly research rate kicks in at $30 per hour.

Some Big Lake busted mugshots tied to old court files may only exist on paper. The court started moving to digital files around 2005. For older cases, you may need to ask for an archive pull. The clerk can tell you if a file has been sent to the state archives in Juneau. Archive pulls add a few weeks to the process.

Sealing Records Under AS 12.62.180 for Big Lake

Alaska law lets a person ask to seal an arrest record in narrow cases. Under AS 12.62.180, a person may ask DPS to seal a record if the arrest was based on mistaken identity or a false accusation. This applies to Big Lake arrest records held at the state repository. The request goes to the DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau.

To start the process, file a sworn statement. Include the case number, the date of arrest, and the reason the record should be sealed. You can also send in court orders or police reports that back up the claim. DPS has 30 days to review the request and send a written answer. If the state denies the request, you can appeal to the trial court in Palmer, which serves Big Lake.

Sealing does not erase the record. The file stays in the state system but is blocked from public view. Some Big Lake busted mugshots may still show up on private sites that pulled the photo before the seal. For those, you must contact the site owner directly. DPS cannot force a private site to take down a photo.