Clinton Township 72 Hour Booking
Clinton Township 72 hour booking records come from one of the largest townships in Macomb County. When Clinton Township police arrest someone, the person gets taken to the Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens for booking and holding. The county jail handles intake for all cities and townships across Macomb County. You can search for recent Clinton Township bookings through the county's free inmate locator, check VineLink, or file a written records request. This page walks you through how to find booking records for anyone arrested in Clinton Township, Michigan.
Clinton Township Booking Overview
Clinton Township Police and Booking Process
The Clinton Township Police Department is at 37985 S. Groesbeck Hwy, Clinton Twp, MI 48036. The main phone number is 586-493-7800. Clinton Township is a large community in the heart of Macomb County. The police department handles a steady flow of arrests from across the township.
When an arrest happens in Clinton Township, the person goes to the Macomb County Jail for processing. The county jail sits at 43565 Elizabeth Rd. in Mt. Clemens. This is the central booking facility for the whole county. Staff at the jail record the person's name, date of birth, charges, bond info, and the time of intake. The jail can hold around 1,200 inmates at any given time. Sheriff Anthony M. Wickersham runs the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, which operates the jail. You can call the jail info line at 586-307-9474 with questions about someone who was just booked. For bond details, try 586-307-9612. The booking creates a 72 hour booking record that stays in the county system and becomes searchable through the online tools.
Note: Clinton Township does not run its own jail. All bookings go through the Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens.
Search Clinton Township 72 Hour Booking Online
Go to the Macomb County Inmate Locator to search for someone booked after a Clinton Township arrest. This is the fastest free option. Type in the person's name. The system returns a list of current inmates at the Macomb County Jail. You will see their charges, bond amount, and booking date. Macomb County is one of the Michigan counties that posts mugshots online for many of its inmates, so booking photos may show up in search results too.
You can also check VineLink for custody status. Pick Michigan from the state list and type in the name. VineLink covers most Michigan jails and lets you set up alerts. If the person gets released or transferred, you get a notification by phone, text, or email. The service works 24 hours a day. Call 800-770-7657 if you want to search over the phone.
The VineLink search page is shown below. Select Michigan and search by name to find Clinton Township inmates at the Macomb County Jail.
VineLink does not need an account. Basic searches are free and show current custody status.
Getting Clinton Township Booking Records
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL § 15.231 makes booking records public. You can ask for them in writing. For arrest reports from Clinton Township, send a FOIA request to the Clinton Township Police Department at 37985 S. Groesbeck Hwy, Clinton Twp, MI 48036. For the jail booking record, write to the Macomb County FOIA office at 1 South Main St., 8th Floor, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043.
Under MCL § 15.233, you do not have to say why you want the records. Just describe what you are looking for. Give the full name of the person and an arrest date if you know it. The agency gets five business days to respond per MCL § 15.235, with a possible ten-day extension for large requests. Copies cost $0.10 to $0.25 per page. Labor is billed at the lowest clerk rate. If your total hits $50, they can ask for a deposit before starting the work.
If you cannot pay, ask about the indigent fee waiver. Under MCL § 15.234, the first $20 is free for people who qualify. You can use this twice a year. The Nowack v. Auditor Gen. case backs up the broad right to inspect public records in Michigan, and the Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner case says FOIA exemptions must be read narrowly.
Clinton Township Booking Record Contents
A 72 hour booking record tied to a Clinton Township arrest will include the person's full legal name. Aliases go on the record too. You get the date of birth, height, weight, and a physical description. The charges at time of booking are there along with the bond amount. The record names the arresting agency as Clinton Township Police and shows the exact date and time of intake at the Macomb County Jail.
Mugshots are part of the record. In Michigan, booking photos are public under case law. The court in Detroit Free Press v. Oakland Cty. Sheriff ruled that these photos are not shielded by privacy exemptions. Under MCL § 750.491, official records are public property. If a government office withholds a booking record without a valid exemption, MCL § 750.492 makes that a misdemeanor with a fine up to $500.
Michigan Tools for Clinton Township Records
If someone arrested in Clinton Township gets sentenced to state prison, the Michigan Department of Corrections tracks them through OTIS. This system covers anyone under MDOC supervision in the last three years. You can search by name or MDOC number. It shows facility location, sentence dates, and parole info. But OTIS does not cover county jail inmates or recent bookings. Use the Macomb County tools for those.
The Michigan Courts Case Search lets you track court filings that come after a Clinton Township arrest. Once charges are filed, you can follow the case through the court system. For criminal history, the ICHAT system from the Michigan State Police costs $10 per search. It pulls up arrest history based on fingerprint records.
The Michigan Courts case search portal is shown below. You can look up court cases related to Clinton Township arrests and 72 hour bookings.
Case search results include charges, hearing dates, and outcomes for cases filed after a booking.
Nearby Cities
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