Find Johns Creek Recent Arrests
Recent arrests in Johns Creek are made by the Johns Creek Police Department and processed through the Fulton County jail system. Johns Creek is a city of about 81,000 in the northeast part of Fulton County. The police department handles local arrests, but the Fulton County Sheriff runs the jail where booking records are stored. You can search for recent arrest records tied to Johns Creek through the Fulton County inmate search, state databases, and open records requests to local law enforcement. This page covers how to find arrest data for Johns Creek residents and incidents.
Johns Creek Quick Facts
Johns Creek Police and Recent Arrest Records
The Johns Creek Police Department is at 11445 Johns Creek Pkwy in Johns Creek, GA 30097. The main phone line is 678-474-1600. Officers patrol the city and respond to calls, make traffic stops, and carry out criminal investigations. When an arrest is made in Johns Creek, the person is transported to a Fulton County jail facility for booking. The police department keeps its own arrest and incident reports, so you can request those directly from the department.
Johns Creek was incorporated in 2006. The city formed its own police department shortly after. Before that, Fulton County Police handled law enforcement for the area. Today the Johns Creek department has over 100 sworn officers and covers a city that spans about 31 square miles. The department puts a focus on community policing, but arrests still happen on a regular basis. DUI stops, drug cases, theft, and assault charges all generate arrest records in Johns Creek.
The Johns Creek Police Department website has info on the department's divisions, contact numbers, and how to reach them about arrest records or incident reports.
The department site is a good place to start if you want to ask about a specific arrest or request a report from Johns Creek Police.
| Police Department | Johns Creek Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 11445 Johns Creek Pkwy Johns Creek, GA 30097 |
| Phone | 678-474-1600 |
| County | Fulton County |
Note: Johns Creek Police make arrests locally, but all booking records are held by the Fulton County Sheriff.
Where Johns Creek Recent Arrests Are Booked
People arrested in Johns Creek are booked at a Fulton County jail site. The county runs the main jail at 901 Rice Street NW in Atlanta and three annex locations. Johns Creek is in the north part of the county, so some arrests may go through the North Annex at 2565 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta. Others may go to the main facility on Rice Street. It depends on the situation and what space is open at the time of the arrest.
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office keeps all booking records for the county. That includes every arrest made by Johns Creek Police. The inmate search at fcsoga.org is the best online tool for finding someone booked after a Johns Creek arrest. Select "Jail Record" and then "Search by Defendant" to look up a name. The system shows current and past bookings at all Fulton County jail sites. It is free and you do not need an account to search. Results include the booking date, charges, bond info, and release date if the person is no longer in custody.
You can also call the Fulton County jail at 404-613-2000 or the sheriff's office at 404-612-3280 to ask about a specific person arrested in Johns Creek. Give them the person's full name and date of birth for the best results.
State Databases for Johns Creek Arrests for Recent Arrests
State tools let you search beyond the county level for arrest records connected to Johns Creek. The Georgia Crime Information Center is the state clearinghouse for criminal history data. Every arrest made by Johns Creek Police gets reported to the GCIC. A criminal history record check through the GCIC costs $15 and shows all arrests tied to a person across the state, not just in Johns Creek.
The Georgia Felon Search is an online tool that checks for felony convictions. It costs $15 per search. If someone arrested in Johns Creek was later convicted of a felony, that record shows up in this system. Results come to your email. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, certain criminal history records can be released to the public this way. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search is free and lets you find anyone currently in a state prison.
The re:SearchGA portal offers court record searches that cover Fulton County courts. When an arrest in Johns Creek leads to criminal charges, the court case data ends up in this system. You can search by name, case number, or date range. It is a solid tool for tracking what happened after an arrest moved into the court process.
The re:SearchGA tool pulls court record data from across the state, including Fulton County cases tied to Johns Creek arrests.
Georgia Law on Johns Creek Arrests Recent Arrests
Arrest records in Johns Creek are public under Georgia law. O.C.G.A. § 17-4-27 says that all law enforcement agencies must keep arrest records that include the name, address, and age of each person arrested. These records must be open for public inspection. The Johns Creek Police Department follows this rule just like every other agency in Georgia.
The Georgia Open Records Act spells out more details. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, initial arrest reports are public even when a case is still under investigation. You can request these records from the Johns Creek Police Department. A written request is the best approach. The agency must respond within 3 business days if the records are on hand. Copy fees are usually small. If part of the file is exempt under the law, the department will tell you which section applies and still release the rest of the record.
Booking photos from Johns Creek arrests are covered by O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19. This statute limits how law enforcement can share mugshots. The goal is to prevent commercial misuse of booking photos. If you ask for a mugshot tied to a Johns Creek arrest, you may have to sign a statement about how you plan to use the image.
Arrest Record Restriction in Johns Creek
Georgia allows people to restrict their arrest records under certain conditions. This applies to arrests made in Johns Creek just the same as anywhere else in the state. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, you can request restriction if charges were dropped, you were acquitted, or the case was dismissed. The process is different depending on when the arrest happened.
For arrests before July 1, 2013, you fill out a form and pay $25 to the arresting agency. Johns Creek Police would then forward the request to the prosecutor for a decision within 90 days. For arrests on or after that date, you go directly to the prosecutor's office. The $25 processing fee goes to the GBI. If your request is approved, the arrest record gets restricted in the GCIC database. It will no longer show up on public searches, but law enforcement and courts can still access it. This does not erase the record. It just limits who can see it.
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association lists every sheriff in the state with contact info. That directory can help if you need to reach the Fulton County Sheriff or a nearby county about an arrest record connected to Johns Creek.
Fulton County Arrest Records
Johns Creek is in Fulton County. All jail bookings from Johns Creek arrests go through the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, which runs the main jail and three annex sites. For more on the county jail system, inmate search tools, and full contact details for every facility, visit the county page.
Nearby Cities
These cities are near Johns Creek in the north metro Atlanta area. Each has its own police department, but all arrests in this part of Fulton County get booked through the county jail system.