Eagle River Busted Mugshots

Eagle River busted mugshots come out of the Anchorage Police Department's Eagle River Unit and the Alaska State Troopers C Detachment. Eagle River sits inside the Anchorage Municipality, so arrests there are booked through the Anchorage Correctional Complex. Eagle River is also home to the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, the largest women's prison in the state. This page shows you how to find Eagle River busted mugshots, pull up cases on CourtView, and register for inmate alerts through VINE. Use the search box below to start your arrest records lookup.

Anchorage Police Department Eagle River Unit

The Anchorage Police Department runs a dedicated Eagle River Unit that responds to calls across the Eagle River area. APD is the lead agency for all Eagle River busted mugshots and arrest records. The department's main records line is (907) 786-8600. The non-emergency line is 311 and the emergency number is 911. All records requests go through the online APD Public Records Center. There are no walk-in or mail requests for initial filings.

Each police records request can only cover one case or incident number. Documents must be requested separately from audio, video, and photo files. Consent forms are required for third-party requests. APD offers three types: an adult consent form for your own records, an adult with guardian form, and a juvenile form for minors. APD processed more than 19,000 records requests in 2025 alone, so expect some wait time during peak periods.

Under new Anchorage Assembly rules in effect from August 2026, simple requests under three hours of staff work are free. Intermediate requests must be filled within 20 working days. Complex requests go on a rolling production schedule with staggered releases. The APD Public Records Center has the portal and the consent forms. You need to create an account and verify your identity before you can file a request.

The APD portal shown above is the only way to submit an initial Eagle River busted mugshots request. The page has tutorial videos for account creation, for filing a request, and for attaching follow-up files after a request is open.

Alaska State Troopers C Detachment

The Alaska State Troopers C Detachment works alongside APD in the Anchorage area, including Eagle River. C Detachment is at 5700 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507. The commander can be reached at (907) 375-6442. Troopers handle cases that cross jurisdictions, major investigations, and highway patrols on the Glenn Highway corridor that links Eagle River to downtown Anchorage. Wildlife troopers also work the area, with calls on poaching, boat violations, and off-highway vehicle incidents.

For a list of recent trooper actions across Eagle River and the rest of Alaska, see the Trooper Daily Dispatch. Posts show incident numbers, locations, and short narratives. Each entry is date-stamped. Not every call makes the public log. The standard note at the end of each press release reminds readers that charges are accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Anchorage municipal records portal shown above handles records requests for all municipal departments, including the police, fire, and finance offices. This is a separate portal from the APD one for police-specific records.

Eagle River Court Records and CourtView

Eagle River falls under the jurisdiction of the Anchorage Trial Courts in the Third Judicial District. The main Anchorage clerk is at (907) 264-0610. The address is 825 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501. Cases from Eagle River are filed there along with the rest of Anchorage Municipality. The Alaska Court System handles roughly 92,000 cases a year statewide across its trial courts.

Free case lookups use CourtView. Search by case number, party name, or ticket number. Case numbers use a strict format like 3AN-12-00001CR, with leading zeros and dashes. The 3AN prefix marks Third Judicial District, Anchorage location. Suffixes include CR for criminal, CI for civil, MO for minor offense, PR for probate, and SC for small claims.

Certified copies at the court cost $10 for the first copy and $3 for each extra. Plain copies are $5 for the first document and $3 for each extra. The form to use is TF-311 ANCH. Under AS 22.35.030, some criminal records come off the public portal 60 days after an acquittal or a full dismissal.

Hiland Mountain Correctional Center

Hiland Mountain Correctional Center is the largest women's prison in Alaska. The facility is at 9101 Hesterberg Road, Eagle River, Alaska 99577. Call the prison at (907) 694-9511. It opened in 1987 and houses up to 475 female inmates at full capacity. Hiland Mountain is a medium to close security prison and runs a range of programs specific to female inmates. A smaller number of Eagle River busted mugshots end up at this facility for long-term holds.

Visits require an Inmate Visiting Application and a valid government-issued photo ID. Inmate lookups go through the Alaska Department of Corrections offender locator. For free custody change alerts, register with VINELink. VINE is run by the DOC and gives alerts when a person is released, transferred, escapes, or dies in custody. Call 1-800-247-9763 or register online.

Note: The Anchorage Correctional Complex at 1400 East 4th Avenue handles the initial booking for most Eagle River arrests before any transfer to Hiland Mountain or another DOC facility.

Requesting Eagle River Busted Mugshots

Every request for an Eagle River busted mugshot or arrest record falls under the Alaska Public Records Act, AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.295. APRA gives any person the right to inspect public records. Agencies have 10 working days to respond. The Department of Law APRA page has more detail on the rules and exemptions under 2 AAC 96.100 through 2 AAC 96.900.

• Full legal name and date of birth
• Date of arrest or approximate date range
• Case number from CourtView if known
• Type of record (mugshot, report, dispatch log)
• Your account login for the APD portal

For a broader look at Anchorage-area records, see the Anchorage Municipality borough page and the Anchorage city page. Both cover the main police records, court options, and jail lookups in more detail.

Eagle River Background Checks Through DPS

The Alaska Department of Public Safety Criminal Records and Identification Bureau is the main source for state-level background checks in Eagle River. Under AS 12.62.160, any person may ask for a name-based check on himself or another person. The fee is $20 for a name-based search. A fingerprint check is $35. Both pull from the state repository of Eagle River arrest records and court files.

To start a check, fill out the APSIN request form. Mail it with the fee to the bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. Name-based checks need a full legal name and date of birth. Fingerprint checks need a set of rolled prints on a standard FBI FD-258 card. Results come back by mail in two to four weeks. The report lists any Eagle River busted mugshots tied to a state case and any court conviction on the state system.

Some parts of the check stay sealed. Juvenile files do not show up. Set-aside convictions and dismissed cases are also held back from the report. If you see an error, you can ask for a review under AS 12.62.180. The state has 60 days to check the file and send a corrected report.