Search Radford Booking Reports

Radford Booking Reports track each adult taken into custody by the city police, state troopers, or campus units working in the city. The Radford Police Department writes the first log for most arrests, and the New River Valley Regional Jail holds the jail file. You can search Radford booking reports by name, booking number, or arrest date. Use this page to pull arrest logs, inmate rosters, and court case files. The city sits in the New River Valley, so regional jail tools matter here more than in larger cities with their own lockup. Start with the police records desk, then move to the jail and the court clerk.

Radford Police Booking Reports

The Radford Police Department is at 20 Robertson Street in the city. The records desk handles requests for arrest logs, incident reports, and Radford booking reports. You can call (540) 731-3624 to reach the records unit. Walk-ins are welcome during regular business hours. Officers write the first log for each arrest, and that log is the base for every other record that follows. Under Virginia Code section 2.2-3706, adult booking info and arrest photos are public.

The department does not run a daily online bulletin at the scale of larger Virginia cities. For that reason, most requests for Radford booking reports go through the records desk by phone or in person. You can also file a FOIA request. The Virginia FOIA Council gives free advice and has a sample request letter on its site.

Note: Juvenile arrest files are not public under Code section 16.1-301 and will not be released by the Radford Police records desk.

New River Valley Regional Jail

Radford does not run its own jail. The city sends arrestees to the New River Valley Regional Jail in Dublin, Virginia. The jail serves Radford, Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, and Montgomery counties. The jail site has an inmate lookup tool where you can search by name to see who is in custody. The tool shows booking date, charge list, bond amount, and next court date.

For family alerts on a Radford inmate, sign up with VINELink. VINE pushes a call, text, or email when the inmate is moved, released, or back in custody. Every Virginia regional jail feeds data to VINE. Title 53.1 of the Code of Virginia sets the rules for jail record-keeping. Section 53.1-116 puts the duty on the jail head to keep a full file on each person held.

For state prison transfers, use the Virginia Department of Corrections Offender Locator. This is the free tool that shows where a sentenced person is held in the state prison system.

Radford Court Records and Booking Reports

Court files round out the arrest story. Charges from a Radford arrest go first to the Radford General District Court, then move up to the Radford Circuit Court for felony cases. You can search Radford booking reports and the linked case files on the Virginia Judiciary OCIS system. Pick Radford Circuit Court from the court list. The tool shows charges, bond, hearing dates, and case outcome. For traffic and misdemeanor cases, use the Virginia General District Courts online portal.

Virginia Code section 19.2-72 covers warrantless arrests in the city. Section 19.2-73 says a person must go before a magistrate without delay. Section 19.2-389 names the Virginia State Police as the central repository for all criminal history data. Read the full text on the Code of Virginia site.

The Radford Circuit Court Clerk keeps the paper file and lets the public read most criminal case files in the clerk's office. Bring a photo ID and a list of case numbers if you have them. Copy fees sit around fifty cents a page in most Virginia clerk offices.

FOIA and Radford Booking Reports

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act is at Code section 2.2-3700. The police and jail must answer a records request in five business days. They can ask for seven more days if they need more time. Adult booking reports, mug shots, arrest dates, and charges are public. Juvenile files, active case files, and victim info are not.

If you hit a wall with the local office, the Virginia FOIA Council can mediate. Call (804) 225-3056 or email foia@dls.virginia.gov. You can also pull the Crime in Virginia annual report from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to check arrest counts for the city of Radford and the New River Valley region.

Note: Under section 2.2-3706, the police must release adult arrestee photos and basic booking info on request.

Statewide Fallback Tools

If the local tool is down or thin, use the statewide tools. The Virginia State Police CARE system runs the criminal history file for the whole state. Form SP-167 is the one for the public. The fee is $15 and it takes about 15 business days.

Here is the main page for the Virginia State Police CARE system, which runs the statewide criminal history file.

Use form SP-167 to ask for a state-level criminal history check that may include a Radford arrest log.

The Virginia Judicial System main site shows how the court handles booking reports from arrest through appeal. The Virginia Sex Offender Registry is a separate public file. Older Radford booking reports may be on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.

Tips for Searching Radford Booking Reports

Start with the name. A first and last name is the base. A date of birth helps when the name is common. Then pick the right office. If the person was just booked, check the NRV Regional Jail inmate tool first. If you only want the case outcome, jump to OCIS. If you want the full file, file a FOIA request with the Radford Police records desk.

Regional jail rosters update every few hours. The court tool updates in real time. The state police file takes longer because it pulls data from every agency in Virginia. Plan your search based on how fresh you need the data to be.