Search Dearborn 72 Hour Booking
Dearborn 72 hour booking records show who has been arrested by the Dearborn Police Department and booked into the Wayne County Jail. Dearborn does not run its own city jail for long-term holds. Instead, people arrested here get processed at the police station on Michigan Avenue and then transferred to Wayne County. You can search for a recent Dearborn booking through the Sheriff Connect inmate tool or call the Wayne County Jail directly. This page explains how the booking process works in Dearborn and where to look for the records you need.
Dearborn Booking Overview
Dearborn Police and 72 Hour Booking
The Dearborn Police Department is at 16099 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126. Call them at 313-943-2240 for non-emergency questions. When Dearborn officers arrest someone, they handle the initial processing at the station. The arrest report gets filed with the city. Then the person is moved to the Wayne County Jail at 5301 Russell St. in Detroit for formal booking.
At the Wayne County Jail, staff create the 72 hour booking record. This is where the charges, bond info, mugshot, and personal details get logged into the system. The jail has three separate facilities with a total capacity of about 2,500 beds. Dearborn arrests can end up at any of the three buildings. Jail I at 570 Clinton St. holds 867 people. Jail II at 525 Clinton St. has room for 770. Jail III on Hamtramck Dr. can hold 896. The main jail phone is 313-967-6666.
Dearborn is a mid-size city in western Wayne County. It sits just west of Detroit. Because it shares the Wayne County Jail system, the booking process works the same way it does for all other Wayne County cities.
Note: Dearborn does not have its own long-term jail. All bookings go through the Wayne County system at 313-967-6666.
Find Dearborn 72 Hour Booking Online
To check if someone was booked after a Dearborn arrest, use the Wayne County Sheriff Connect inmate search. Type in the person's name and the system will show if they are in custody. It lists charges, bond amount, and which facility they are in. This tool is free and works at any hour.
VineLink is another good option for Dearborn booking searches. It covers Wayne County. You can look up an inmate by name and sign up for alerts. If the person gets released or moved, VineLink sends you a notification by call, text, or email. The service runs around the clock. You can also call Michigan VINE at 800-770-7657 to search by phone.
The OTIS search system from the Michigan Department of Corrections is shown below. Use it to track people who have been sentenced to state prison after a Dearborn arrest.
OTIS only covers state prison inmates, not people held at the Wayne County Jail.
Dearborn Booking Records and FOIA
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to request booking records. The law sits at MCL § 15.231. Under MCL § 15.233, you do not need to explain why you want the records. Just describe what you are looking for and send the request to the right office.
For Dearborn arrest reports, file your FOIA request with the Dearborn Police Department at 16099 Michigan Ave. For the jail booking record itself, send the request to the Wayne County Sheriff or use the Wayne County FOIA form online. Give them the person's full name and a date of birth or arrest date if you know it. The response time is five business days under MCL § 15.235. They can take ten more days for complex requests. Copy fees range from $0.10 to $0.25 per page, plus labor costs at the lowest clerk rate.
Booking records are public under Michigan law. MCL § 750.491 says all official records belong to the people of Michigan. If an office refuses to hand over a booking record without a legal exemption, that is a misdemeanor under MCL § 750.492.
What Dearborn Booking Records Show
A 72 hour booking record from a Dearborn arrest will list the person's full name, date of birth, and physical description. It shows the charges at the time of booking and the bond amount. The booking date and time are on there too, along with the name of the arresting agency. In this case, that would be the Dearborn Police Department. Mugshots are part of the record.
The Michigan Courts Case Search can show you what happens after a Dearborn booking. It lists court filings, hearing dates, and case outcomes. For criminal history that goes deeper, the ICHAT system from the Michigan State Police costs $10 per search and pulls up prior arrests and convictions.
Dearborn 72 Hour Booking vs State Records
The 72 hour booking record stays at Wayne County. That is where you go for recent Dearborn bookings. If someone gets convicted and sentenced to more than one year, they transfer to a state facility. You can then look them up on OTIS, the state prison tracking tool. OTIS does not show county jail data. It only tracks people under Michigan Department of Corrections supervision.
So the rule is simple. Recent booking data comes from Wayne County. Long-term prison data comes from OTIS. The original booking record never moves to the state level. It stays with the county sheriff.
Wayne County 72 Hour Booking
Dearborn is in Wayne County. All Dearborn arrests are processed through the Wayne County Jail system. Visit the full Wayne County page for more about the sheriff's office, jail contacts, and booking record access.
Other Wayne County Cities
These nearby cities also send bookings to the Wayne County Jail. Each has its own local police but uses the same jail system as Dearborn.