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Choose the Correct Record Office
Webster County arrest information is split among the jail, sheriff, city police departments, courts, and custody-notification systems. The Webster County Sheriff's Office and jail are the first contacts for county booking and present-custody questions.
Webster County Sheriff's Office702 1st Ave. South
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Main, records, and civil process: 515-573-1410
Jail, 24 hours: 515-573-1462
Dispatch, 24 hours: 515-573-2323
Public office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays
Use the route that matches the requested information:
- County booking record, mugshot, or current jail status: Call Webster County Jail at 515-573-1462. The county records hub explains how to identify the booking sheet, photo, custody event, or jail record needed.
- Fort Dodge police report or local arrest history: Use the Fort Dodge online records form or call records at 515-573-1424. Jail records and mugshots still belong with the county jail.
- Gowrie police record: Contact Gowrie Police at 515-352-3800 or gowriepd@wccta.net. No city-hosted public arrest blotter was verified.
- Dayton police record: Confirm the current route through Dayton City Hall at 515-547-2711. A public service directory lists 515-547-2624 for law enforcement, but the official city police page did not repeat that number.
- Today's booking search: Follow the official app and jail fallback on the Daily Arrest Report. No separate sheriff-hosted 24-hour HTML feed was found.
- Multi-day context: Use the Weekly Arrest Log, which separates current custody from court entries, local news, and unofficial mirrors.
- Release or transfer alert: Search or register through the VINELink Inmate Check, or call IowaVINE at 1-888-742-8463. VINE does not replace direct jail confirmation.
- Filed charges, hearings, or disposition: Search Iowa Courts Online and contact the Webster County clerk for official court copies. A court docket is not a current custody roster.
- State prison or supervision: Use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search. It serves state custody and supervision, not same-day county jail intake.
- Federal custody: Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Neither system is a Webster County booking feed.
Give the official office a full name, a narrow date range, and the arresting agency when known. Ask which office is the custodian if the first agency does not hold the requested record. Charges at booking are accusations, and court records should be checked for the later outcome.