Chelan County Jail Booking
Chelan County 72 hour booking records cover bookings at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center in Wenatchee. The Sheriff's Office runs the jail and posts a registry that updates throughout the day. You can also call the records line, send a written request, or walk in during weekday hours. This page explains how to search Chelan County 72 hour booking records, what fields show on the registry, the records request process, and the related court tools that connect a booking to a court case.
Chelan County Jail at a Glance
Chelan County Sheriff Records Office
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is at 401 Washington Street in Wenatchee. The mailing address is P.O. Box 36, Wenatchee, WA 98801. The main records line is (509) 667-6875. Email goes to Sheriff.Records@co.chelan.wa.us. The Records Division is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. You can walk in to the records counter or request copies by mail, fax, or email.
The Chelan County Regional Justice Center sits at the same Washington Street address. The jail has 197 beds and an average daily population near 81 inmates. The booking process takes place inside the justice center. Inmate intake handles fingerprints, the mugshot, charge entry, classification, medical screening, and bond data.
The Chelan County website at co.chelan.wa.us links to all Sheriff pages, the jail registry, the records request form, and the District and Superior Court contacts.
Online Jail Registry Search
The jail registry is searchable by last name or first name and refreshed during the day. It shows people booked in the past 24 hours and people currently held. The page typically lists name, booking date, and the basic charge data. You can use it to spot a recent booking fast. For older records, a written request to the Sheriff is the right route.
Cities inside Chelan County, like Wenatchee and Cashmere, contract with the county for jail services. The Wenatchee Police Department books arrestees into the regional center, and roughly a third of the daily inmate count is from city cases. The East Wenatchee city site at East Wenatchee inmate lists links to both Chelan County and Okanogan County jail rosters in one spot.
Note: The registry is the fastest tool for current custody, but always confirm by phone before you make any in-person trip to the jail or court.
Public Records Request Steps
To request a 72 hour booking record by mail, fill out the Sheriff's Office records form and send it to Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Records, P.O. Box 36, Wenatchee, WA 98801. You can also fax to (509) 667-6860 or email Sheriff.Records@co.chelan.wa.us. Include the arrestee's name, the date and place of arrest, and a clear list of records you need. Add a phone number so staff can contact you with follow-up questions.
The state Public Records Act at RCW 42.56 sets the rules for response time. The office must reply within five business days. The first reply may be the records, a follow-up question, or a time estimate. Booking data is open under RCW 70.48.100. Some details get pulled before release, with extra rules at RCW 10.97 for nonconviction data and RCW 4.24.550 for victim contact info.
Fees follow a set schedule. Letter-size copies are $0.15 per page. Larger pages run about $1.00 per page. Audio and video files are billed at the actual cost of reproduction. Certified copies cost an extra $5.00 per document. Walk-ins can pick up copies during the records counter hours.
Chelan County Arrest Trends
Sheriff data for 2023 shows total arrests of 1,984. Adult arrests came in at 1,817 and juvenile arrests at 167. Group A offenses topped 1,122 cases, with the highest counts in simple assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and drug or narcotic violations. Group B offenses hit 637 cases, led by DUI, trespass, and liquor law violations. That mix gives a sense of what shows up on the daily booking log.
The county runs alternative custody options too, including work release and electronic home monitoring in some cases. Those programs do not always show on the active jail roster, so a phone call helps when you cannot find a person in the online list.
Related Court and State Tools
The Chelan County District Court handles misdemeanors and traffic cases. The Chelan County Superior Court handles felonies, civil cases over $75,000, and family law. Both sit at the 401 Washington Street complex. For court records and case status, the Washington Courts public site and the Odyssey Portal are the main tools. The Find My Court Date tool shows scheduled hearings.
For statewide booking and inmate tools, see the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs JBRS system and the WASPC main page. State criminal history sits at the Washington State Patrol WATCH system. Prison data is at the DOC inmate search with warrants at the DOC warrant search. Federal cases use PACER. The MRSC guide at MRSC public records is a clear primer on these requests.
Tip: Use the Sheriff records form whenever you need certified copies, since walk-in or phone requests may not produce a document fit for legal filings.
Chelan County City Police Agencies
Several city agencies in Chelan County book arrestees into the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. The Wenatchee Police Department is at 140 South Mission and uses (509) 888-4200. The records line is (509) 888-4257. Records hours run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with walk-in requests accepted. The East Wenatchee Police Department at 271 9th Street NE uses (509) 884-9515. Smaller agencies in Chelan, Cashmere, and Waterville also feed into the same county jail system.
The City of Wenatchee has been in talks with Chelan County over the jail service contract for years, with annual costs of roughly $1.6 to $2.2 million. About a third of the daily jail population is from city cases. None of that changes how a 72 hour booking record looks for the public, but it shapes how arrests flow through the local system. The booking sheet still lists the arresting agency, so you can see which department picked up a person on any given day.
For city case files that do not result in jail time, the city police records division is the right contact, not the Sheriff. Each agency keeps its own incident reports under RCW 42.56. Wenatchee Police accept records requests in person at the Mission Street office during weekday hours, while smaller departments handle requests by phone or email. Always confirm the right path before you mail any payment.
Note: Always note the arresting agency on the booking sheet, since incident reports live with that agency rather than with the Sheriff in most cases.