Meadow Lakes Busted Mugshots

Meadow Lakes busted mugshots are the booking photos produced when someone gets arrested by the Alaska State Troopers in this unincorporated Mat-Su Borough community. Meadow Lakes has no municipal police. The AST B Detachment out of Palmer provides all law enforcement. To find Meadow Lakes busted mugshots, arrest records, and jail rosters, use CourtView for court filings, the DOC offender lookup for custody checks, VINELink for free alerts, and the trooper dispatch logs for recent arrests. This page lays out each tool and the contact information for the court, jail, and trooper post that serve this area.

Meadow Lakes Trooper Arrests and Busted Mugshots

The Alaska State Troopers B Detachment is the sole law enforcement agency for Meadow Lakes. Call (907) 352-5401 to reach the detachment. When troopers arrest someone in Meadow Lakes, the suspect is taken to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer for booking. The booking creates a front and profile mugshot, a fingerprint record, and a list of personal property. All of it enters APSIN, the Alaska Public Safety Information Network that serves as the state criminal history database.

You can check recent activity on the trooper daily dispatch page. It posts arrests, traffic incidents, and other calls from across the state. Not every event makes the log, but arrests usually show up within a day or two. Meadow Lakes incidents may appear alongside reports from Palmer, Wasilla, Knik-Fairview, and other nearby Mat-Su areas since the same troopers work the region.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough manages public records for Meadow Lakes and other unincorporated areas. Submit a request at matsu.gov/public-records. Under AS 40.25.110, there is no fee unless the request takes more than five person hours in a calendar month.

The Mat-Su public records page above accepts requests by mail, email, or in person at the borough office in Palmer.

Meadow Lakes Court Records Search

Meadow Lakes court matters go to the Palmer Superior and District Court. The courthouse is at 435 S. Denali St., Palmer, AK 99645. The clerk number is (907) 746-8181. Cases carry the 3PA prefix. A typical criminal case number is 3PA-26-00612CR. You must include the dashes and leading zeros.

Search Meadow Lakes cases for free through CourtView. You can look up cases by name, case number, or citation number. Results show the case caption, judge, case type, status, docket entries, and charge info. Click the case number for Party Charge Information, which shows whether each charge ended in conviction, dismissal, or acquittal. The system holds data from about 1990 to the present. Older records are on paper at the courthouse.

The Palmer court page above lists the address, phone, fax, and hours for the courthouse that handles Meadow Lakes cases. For paper copies, send form TF-311 PA to the clerk. Plain copies cost $5 for the first document and $3 for each extra. Certified copies are $10 plus $3 per additional. Audio CDs are $20 each. Palmer processes online requests in two to four weeks.

Note: Under AS 22.35.030, criminal case records tied to acquittals or full dismissals may be pulled from public view within 60 days.

Meadow Lakes Inmate Lookup and Busted Mugshots

Meadow Lakes arrestees go to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility at 339 East Dogwood Road, Palmer, AK 99645. The jail phone is (907) 745-0943. The roster updates daily, with some entries posting within 15 minutes. The facility holds both pretrial and sentenced inmates under Alaska's unified correctional system.

Check custody status through the Alaska Department of Corrections offender lookup. The site covers all 13 state facilities and shows the current location and tentative release date. For custody change alerts, use VINELink at 1-800-247-9763. You need a name and booking number. Phone alerts require a four-digit PIN. Email alerts skip the PIN. Alerts can come at any hour. VINE is confidential, so the offender does not learn who registered.

Some Meadow Lakes cases route to Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla or Palmer Correctional Center depending on bed space and security needs. The DOC search covers every facility in the state system.

Meadow Lakes Arrest Record Details

A Meadow Lakes arrest record matches the standard Alaska booking format. The bio section has the full legal name, aliases, date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, race, and gender. The arrest section lists the date, time, location, arresting officer, badge number, and case number. The charge section shows each statute citation and felony or misdemeanor classification.

The booking section holds the mugshot, fingerprint card, property inventory, custody status, and bail amount. The court section adds the first appearance date, case number, and final disposition. Third-party requests may have some details redacted under AS 40.25.120.

• Full name and date of birth
• Case or incident number from AST
• Arrest date, time, and location
• Statute citation for each charge
• Bail or bond amount if set

Meadow Lakes Busted Mugshots Statewide Resources

For a criminal background check, contact the DPS Criminal Records Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage. Name checks are $20. Fingerprint checks cost $35 and require the FBI FD-258 card. Walk-in hours are 8:15 am to 4:00 pm. Under AS 12.62.160, any person can request criminal justice information from the bureau.

The Mat-Su Pretrial roster page shown above provides another way to check current inmates at the Palmer facility. The Alaska Sex Offender Registry lists over 3,600 registrants and can be searched by name, address, or zip code. The Department of Law APRA page covers the rules for records requests statewide.

The Violent Crimes Compensation Board links to victim notification tools. The appellate case search covers any Meadow Lakes matter that reaches a higher court. The Alaska Public Records Act under AS 40.25.110 requires a 10 working day response from agencies. Under AS 40.25.120(a)(6)(B), police may withhold a report connected to a pending criminal charge until the prosecutor signs off.

Note: The DPS Criminal Records Bureau rejects fingerprint cards that are not on the standard FBI FD-258 form, so get the right card before you submit.

CourtView Search Tips for Meadow Lakes Cases

CourtView is the free case lookup tool run by the Alaska Court System. It is the best free way to find Meadow Lakes arrest records tied to a court file. Open CourtView and pick the party name tab. Type the full legal name of the person. First name and last name must match the court file for a hit. Middle names and suffixes help narrow the results.

Case numbers for Meadow Lakes start with 3PA since cases file through the Palmer trial court. The full form is 3PA-24-00123CR for a 2024 criminal case. The 3 stands for the Third Judicial District. PA is the Palmer court code. CR means criminal. MI is misdemeanor. CI means civil. Use the case number tab to pull up a file fast. The party charge disposition tab shows each charge, the plea, and the sentence.

Some Meadow Lakes busted mugshots come from cases that were dismissed or ended in full acquittal. Under AS 22.35.030, those cases come off the public view 60 days later. For a sealed file, contact the Palmer trial court clerk in person with a photo ID.