Find Yonkers Booking Reports

Yonkers booking reports are generated at the Westchester County Correctional Facility, which processes all arrests from the city. The Yonkers Police Department is one of the larger forces in the state and handles law enforcement within the city. Once someone gets arrested and booked into the county jail, Westchester County takes over the records. You can search for Yonkers booking reports through the county Department of Correction, the Westchester County Clerk, or by using state-level search tools. Filing a FOIL request is also an option for records that are not posted publicly.

Where Yonkers Booking Reports Are Kept

The Yonkers Police Department makes arrests in the city. Call them at (914) 377-7900. YPD is one of the biggest municipal police departments in New York outside of NYC. After an arrest, the person gets taken to the Westchester County Correctional Facility at 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601. The booking report is created at intake. It records the name, charges, arrest date, bail, and arresting agency.

The Westchester County Department of Correction runs the jail. Call them at (914) 995-2000. They keep all booking records. You can ask about current inmates by phone. The facility houses pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates serving up to one year. Anyone with a longer sentence moves to a state prison.

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in New York. It sits right on the border with New York City in southern Westchester County. The volume of arrests means the county jail regularly processes bookings from Yonkers. The City of Yonkers website provides links to city departments and services.

Yonkers Booking Reports Resources

The City of Yonkers official website offers access to city government information and department contacts.

Yonkers is the largest city in Westchester County. The city has its own police department, but all booking and detention records are maintained by the Westchester County Department of Correction in White Plains.

How to Request Yonkers Booking Reports

New York's Freedom of Information Law gives you the right to request booking reports. FOIL is in Article 6, Sections 84 through 90, of the Public Officers Law. You do not need a reason. Anyone can ask. Put your request in writing. Include the person's name, date of birth, and approximate arrest date. Send it to the Records Access Officer at the Westchester County Department of Correction or the Westchester County Sheriff.

Copies cost $0.25 per page under Public Officers Law Section 87. No fee for in-person inspection. The agency has five business days to respond. If denied, appeal within 30 days. The Committee on Open Government oversees FOIL and can help with questions about your rights. Records sealed under CPL 160.50 or involved in ongoing investigations may be withheld.

For police incident reports from the arrest itself, contact the Yonkers Police Department. YPD maintains its own records. Booking reports from the county jail and police reports from YPD are separate documents that cover different parts of the same event. You may want both.

Westchester County Jail Visitation for Yonkers Bookings

If someone from Yonkers is being held at the Westchester County Correctional Facility, visitation is daily from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Weekday visits go by last name. Monday is A through C. Tuesday is D through G. Wednesday is H through L. Thursday is M through R. Friday is S through Z.

Weekend hours are split. Saturday morning, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, is for last names A through D. Saturday afternoon is E through L. Sunday morning covers M through R and Sunday afternoon covers S through Z. The inmate mailing address is PO Box 10, Valhalla, New York 10595. Call (914) 995-2000 to confirm schedules before visiting.

State Tools for Yonkers Booking Reports

The DOCCS Incarcerated Lookup covers state prison inmates. If someone booked in Yonkers got a sentence over one year, they will be in this system. It covers all 44 state facilities. Search by name or DIN. The VINELink system covers Westchester County jail inmates for free. Register for release alerts or just check custody status anytime.

The OCA Criminal History Record Search costs $95 per name. It covers court records from all 62 counties. The DCJS keeps official fingerprint-based criminal history records that are not available through FOIL. You can request your own at 518-457-9847.

The Sex Offender Registry lists Level 2 and 3 offenders online. For Level 1, call 800-262-3257. New York's Clean Slate Act, effective November 2024, will seal eligible conviction records over the next three years. Sex crimes and Class A felonies are excluded from the sealing process.

Yonkers Court Records and Booking Data

The Westchester County Clerk at the Richard J. Daronco Courthouse in White Plains keeps court records. Call (914) 995-3080. WebCrims shows pending criminal cases. Search by name for free. Court records show charges, case outcomes, and sentencing data that connect to booking reports from the same arrest.

Yonkers City Court handles local criminal matters. Felonies go to County or Supreme Court. The county clerk maintains records for all court levels in Westchester. If you need the full picture, you may need to look at both the booking report from the jail and the court records from the case. The New York State Archives hold older records. Correctional files over 75 years old are generally open.

Westchester County Booking Reports

Yonkers is in Westchester County. All booking reports from the city go through the county correctional facility. For complete county details, visit the Westchester County booking reports page.

Nearby Cities

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