Homer Jail Mugshots

Homer jail mugshots cover booking photos taken by the Homer Police Department and stored in the city jail file. Use this page to search Homer jail mugshots, check inmate custody through VINE, look up a case on CourtView, and file a records request with HPD. Most city arrests pass through Homer PD first. Long-term holds often move to Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai. Start here to pull a booking record, find an inmate, or track a case filed at Homer District Court.

Homer Police Department Records

The Homer Police Department is the main agency for city arrests. HPD sits at 625 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, AK 99603. The phone is (907) 235-3150. Dispatch runs 24/7. When a suspect is booked, HPD takes a mugshot, logs the charges, and may hold the person in the local Homer Community Jail for a short stretch. Longer holds shift to Wildwood in Kenai. Homer jail mugshots and arrest reports are kept by the HPD records unit.

To get a Homer jail mugshots file, call HPD at (907) 235-3150 first. Staff can tell you if the record exists and how to file. You can also visit the station during weekday hours. Written requests work best for a clean paper trail. Include the subject's full name, date of birth, date of arrest, and a case number when you have one. Ask for the "booking photograph" and any related arrest or incident report.

Fees run on a per-page model. Certified court copies cost $5 for the first two pages and $2 for each page after. A search fee of $15 per name per year may apply when staff help is needed. Processing often takes 10 to 30 days for a longer request. Simple ones move in 5 to 10 days. HPD calls or emails you when the file is ready. The Homer PD page is at cityofhomer-ak.gov/police-department.

Wildwood Inmate Lookup

Wildwood Correctional Complex is the main state jail for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. That includes Homer, Seldovia, Anchor Point, and Ninilchik. Wildwood sits at 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611. The phone is (907) 260-7200. The facility has 449 beds. Pretrial and sentenced inmates are held there. Homer holds often move from HPD to Wildwood within 24 hours of a booking.

To check custody, use VINE at vinelink.com. VINE is free and fast. You can search by name, view facility and charges, and set up text or email alerts. The Alaska VINE line is 1-866-277-7477. The Alaska DOC offender lookup at doc.alaska.gov also lists inmates in state custody. For a name not in either system, call Wildwood's front desk.

A sample Homer booking record holds these fields: name, DOB, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, booking number, arresting agency, charges with AS citations, bail, custody status, housing unit, and next court date. The mugshot is a separate image file. Release is ruled by AS 40.25.120. Juvenile files are off limits under AS 47.12.

Homer District Court Cases

The Homer District Court sits at 3670 Lake Street, Building A, Homer, AK 99603. The phone is (907) 235-8171. The court is part of the Third Judicial District. Hours run Monday through Thursday 8 AM to 4:30 PM, and Friday 8 AM to noon and 1 to 4:30 PM. The clerk's office is closed Thursdays from 8 to 9 AM. Felony cases from Homer are often moved to the Kenai court for hearings.

CourtView is the free case search for all state courts. Search at records.courts.alaska.gov by name, case number, or hearing date. A case page shows charges, bail, and the next hearing. The Homer Court Directory lists the full contact info, forms, and hours. Copy fees run $5 for the first document and $3 for each added one.

Mail-in copies use Form TF-311 from the Alaska public courts portal. A certified copy is $5 plus $2.50 per page. CourtView covers cases back to 1990 for most Homer files. Older files are on paper at the court. Call the clerk for help pulling an older file. The clerk can also set up a paper records request.

Anchor Point Troopers

The Alaska State Troopers run a post at Anchor Point, just north of Homer. The phone is (907) 235-8239. Troopers cover rural roads, the Homer Spit road system, and cases that cross into state jurisdiction. Any arrest by a trooper runs through the DPS records path, not HPD. File that request through the DPS portal at dpsalaska.justfoia.com.

The troopers publish a daily arrest and incident feed at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. Search by date, name, or town. The feed is free. Homer and Anchor Point arrests show up often. For a fast look at a fresh case, it is one of the best tools. Not every arrest shows up right away. The lag can run 24 to 72 hours.

The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage runs name-based checks for $20. Fingerprint checks are $35. The bureau phone is (907) 269-5767. These checks follow AS 12.62.160 and AS 12.62.180. A name check is a fast way to see if someone has a criminal record in the state.

Homer Public Records Law

Most Homer arrest records are open under state law. The Alaska Public Records Act runs from AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. Agencies must answer a first request in 10 working days. The first five hours of staff time are free. After that a search fee applies. For the full text of the law and a good primer, see the Alaska Department of Law APRA page.

Some files stay closed. Criminal history data is locked under AS 12.62.160. You cannot get a full rap sheet without a signed release. Juvenile files are off limits. Sealed files need a court order to read. Arrest itself is spelled out in AS 12.25.010. The CJIS rules sit in AS 12.62.110.

Homer is small. HPD has a small records team. That means requests may take the full 10 days, not less. Weather can also slow mail to and from the station. Email and in-person pickup are the fastest paths. For federal cases tied to a Homer arrest, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator tracks custody since 1982. Alaska has no federal prisons, so federal inmates are housed out of state. Most Homer federal cases are tied to drug or fish and wildlife charges.

Homer Jail Mugshots and Wildwood

Homer does not have a dedicated jail. Arrestees booked by HPD or the troopers go to Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai, about 75 miles up the Sterling Highway. Wildwood sits at 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611. The phone is (907) 260-7200. The facility has 449 beds and takes both pretrial and sentenced inmates from the entire Kenai Peninsula Borough.

To find someone booked at Wildwood on a Homer arrest, use VINE at vinelink.com. Search by name or DOC number. VINE shows the facility, charges, and status. It is free and runs all day, every day. You can sign up for text or email alerts on status changes. The toll-free phone for VINE is 1-800-247-9763.

Homer jail mugshots taken during booking at Wildwood are part of the DOC file. A records request for the photo goes to the Alaska Department of Corrections, not to HPD. State booking photos are treated as criminal justice information under AS 12.62.160. Some requests are filled; others are turned down based on how the agency reads the privacy rules. A denial must cite the specific exemption in writing.