Tallapoosa County Arrest History
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department, Alexander City Police Department, Dadeville Police Department, Tallassee Police Department, ALEA officers, and other authorized agencies may make arrests in the county. The originating agency creates an incident or arrest report. Tallapoosa County Jail creates a separate booking record after intake. The official sheriff page identifies the local divisions and publishes annual activity.
That division structure matters because no single office holds every part of Tallapoosa County arrest history. A booking proves that jail intake occurred. It does not prove that the district attorney filed the same charge or that a court entered a conviction.
The Tallapoosa County four-record chain begins with the agency's incident and Alabama Uniform Arrest Report, continues with the jail's booking, bond, and release record, then may feed a fingerprint event to ALEA CJIS. A complaint, indictment, docket, and final disposition form a fourth trail at the Tallapoosa County court. Charges may change at prosecution, grand jury review, plea, or judgment.
No Tallapoosa Arrest Log Online
No official Tallapoosa County browser-based booking log or inmate roster was found. For current custody, call the Sheriff's Department and Jail at (256) 825-4264 or ask at 316 Industrial Park Drive in Dadeville. If booking facts cannot be disclosed by phone, send a narrow email or fax request and ask what can be released, what identification is needed, and what cost applies. The county has not posted a booking-copy fee, standard turnaround, or public counter hours for copies.
The sheriff's official contact page is a general inquiry channel, not a labeled statutory records portal.
The form requests a name and email and provides comment fields, but a precise Tallapoosa County request under the Alabama Open Records Act may also be emailed, faxed, or delivered to the department. State the date range, incident or case number if known, creating agency, desired format, and contact details. Ask for cost and estimated production time before authorizing copies.
Tallapoosa Sheriff's Department and Jail
316 Industrial Park Drive
Dadeville, AL 36853
(256) 825-4264
Fax: (256) 825-1012
Looking Up Tallapoosa County Arrests
The fallback chain begins with current custody because Tallapoosa County offers no public web roster. Then move backward to the arresting agency for its record and forward to the court for any charge that was filed. For one's own statewide fingerprint history, use ALEA self-review. These routes answer different questions and should not be treated as duplicate databases.
- Call Tallapoosa County Jail at (256) 825-4264 for current custody, bond, release, visitation, or deposit information. Ask what identifying facts the jail needs.
- Contact the arresting agency for its releasable incident or arrest record. Use the sheriff, Alexander City, Dadeville, Tallassee, or ALEA channel that created the report.
- Search Just One Look / AlacourtACCESS after filing, or ask Circuit Clerk Patrick Craddock at (256) 825-1098 for the docket and final disposition.
- Review one's own fingerprint-supported statewide history through the ALEA Form 46 CHRI process, which requires fingerprints, photo identification, an application, and the published fee.
- When informal channels fail, send a narrow Alabama Open Records Act request by email, fax, mail, or at the creating agency's counter and request a redacted portion if some fields are protected.
Active investigations, juvenile material, victim identifiers, medical or security details, and other legally protected data may be withheld or redacted from Tallapoosa County arrest records. A tip line is not a records channel. The Tallapoosa County sheriff's communications unit operates around the clock, but that does not establish 24-hour copy-counter service.
Tallapoosa Arrest Report Fields
Alabama Administrative Code Rule 265-X-3-.05 requires a five-part Uniform Arrest Report. It covers identification, arrest details, vehicles or items seized, juvenile-arrestee information, and release. The form can record whether fingerprints were taken, whether the clerk received an R84 disposition form, the agency ORI and name, a 12-digit agency case number, arrest circumstances, date and location, statute and charge text, seized property, juvenile handling, and release.
| Booking Number | The jail's identifier for an intake; it is not the later court case number. |
|---|---|
| Booking Date & Time | Marks jail intake and should not be confused with a later filing or disposition date. |
| Arresting Agency | Names the office that created the arrest record and should receive the first report request. |
| Charges | Shows the intake allegation and statute or code; prosecutors and courts may later amend or dismiss it. |
| Bond | May show recognizance, appearance, or secured release terms, but local posting details must be confirmed with the jail. |
| Booking Photo Policy | No official Tallapoosa County public release schedule or online gallery was located; ask the custodian about lawful access. |
| Release Status | May record release or transfer facts without showing the final result of the criminal case. |
The paper report accepts four charges, while an electronic summary may allow more. That detail is one reason a short Tallapoosa County booking display can differ from the fuller agency report or the count-by-count court docket.
Tallapoosa Sheriff App Arrest Limits
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff AL app launched in 2024, and its store descriptions advertise crime reporting, tip submission, news, information, and interactive communication. They do not specifically promise an inmate roster, booking search, arrest-record request, or active-warrant database. The app should not be presented as a verified Tallapoosa County arrest lookup tool.
The official Apple App Store listing documents the iPhone version and its stated public-safety features.
The iOS listing supports using the app for the functions it names, while current custody and booking questions still go to the jail.
The official Google Play listing provides the Android version of the same Tallapoosa County sheriff app.
The Android listing likewise does not verify an arrest or inmate search. Marking that limit prevents the app from being confused with an official booking log that the county has not published.
Inside a Tallapoosa County Arrest Record
A Tallapoosa County arrest record may combine agency identifiers, descriptive information, arrest circumstances, the alleged statute, release data, and fingerprint status. Public access does not mean every field is released. Victim and minor identifiers, medical details, complete Social Security numbers, security information, and protected juvenile data may be removed. Arrest reports can also remain restricted during an active investigation.
Alexander City Police applies a particularly clear local limit. Its police-report form is for victim incident copies and says arrest reports require a subpoena. The form cannot be reused as a general arrest search. The Dadeville Police Department at 192 South Broadnax Street and Tallassee Police Department at 214 Barnett Boulevard publish contact channels but no official arrest-request form or copy-fee schedule. For each, ask the creating agency what is releasable and then use the court file for any public prosecution record.
Tallapoosa Jail or ADOC Search
Tallapoosa County Jail holds pretrial felony defendants, county misdemeanor defendants, and some convicted people in local custody. It reported 1,727 bookings and an average daily population of 131 in 2024. The free ADOC Inmate Search covers people currently incarcerated in Alabama state prison, not people merely booked at the Tallapoosa County Jail and not historic arrest records.
ADOC accepts an AIS number or name criteria and returns at most the first 50 alphabetical matches. An exact AIS match takes priority over name fields. Profiles may show case number, commit county, custody, offense, sentence date, term, time served, and release or parole information. Youthful Offender Act records and historical ADOC data are excluded.
| Channel | Coverage | Best question |
|---|---|---|
| Tallapoosa County Jail | Current local intake, pretrial custody, bond, release, and local holding | Is the person in county custody now? |
| ADOC Inmate Search | Current Alabama state prisoners only | Is the person serving a state sentence? |
| Alex City Community Based Facility | ADOC minimum-custody male facility on Highway 22 West | Is the state prisoner assigned to this Tallapoosa County facility? |
Booking Logs and Recent Arrests
Because Tallapoosa County publishes no official browser booking log, the recent-arrest path is direct and agency based. Identify where the arrest occurred and which office made it. Call the county jail for custody, bond, or release. Ask the originating agency for the releasable report. Then check the court after a complaint or indictment is filed. Use ALEA Form 46 only to review one's own statewide fingerprint-supported record.
The sheriff's 2024 statistics show why a recent-arrest list could not answer every history question even if one existed. Investigations reported 93 arrests involving 46 distinct people. The multiagency task force reported 519 arrests involving 198 people. Tallapoosa County Jail recorded 1,727 bookings. Repeat custody events and multiple arrests mean none of those totals equals a count of unique convictions.
A person who is absent from current custody may have been released, transferred, or never held in this jail. Absence does not erase an earlier arrest. Older Tallapoosa County arrest history may require an agency request, a filed court search, and self-review through ALEA rather than a roster.
First Tallapoosa Arrest Court Steps
After a Tallapoosa County arrest, the agency completes its report and transports the person for intake. The jail records identity, arrest facts, seized items, release information, and fingerprints. Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure 4.3 applies to probable-cause review following a warrantless arrest and calls for a determination without undue delay and no later than 48 hours under the rule. Rule 4.4 governs initial-appearance advice about the charge and rights and includes release review.
Bond may involve recognizance, an appearance bond, or security through cash, certified funds, or surety under Rules 7.1 and 7.2. Tallapoosa County has not published its full local posting mechanics. Call the Tallapoosa County jail before bringing funds or relying on a third party's instructions. The early hearing record may appear in the court trail, but the arrest report, booking entry, and docket remain separate documents.
Arrests Are Not Convictions
An arrest records custody based on a warrant or probable cause. A conviction requires a court judgment of guilt. Tallapoosa County arrest charges may be rejected, amended, no-billed, dismissed, resolved by acquittal, or filed under different counts. The district attorney's case decision and the court's final order control the prosecution result, while the arresting agency may still accurately retain the fact that an arrest occurred.
| Arrest Record | Conviction Record |
|---|---|
| Created by the arresting agency and jail | Created through the court's judgment and docket |
| Shows an arrest or booking occurred | Shows a finding or plea of guilt on a specific count |
| Lives with the sheriff, police agency, jail, and possibly ALEA | Lives with the Circuit or District Court clerk and reported repository history |
| May lead to release, no filed charge, amendment, or dismissal | May lead to sentence, appeal, probation, or later expungement where eligible |
Note: A Tallapoosa County arrest is not proof of guilt, and the signed court disposition is the best source for the case outcome.
If a dismissed arrest still appears, first obtain a certified disposition from the correct Tallapoosa County clerk. Compare that order with one's ALEA CHRI. When the court record is correct but the repository result is not, follow ALEA's review and challenge instructions. Alabama expungement under ยงยง15-27-1 through 15-27-21 is a separate statutory process and should not be assumed from a dismissal alone.