North Lakes Jail Mugshots
North Lakes jail mugshots come from the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer and from Alaska State Trooper bookings out of the Mat-Su Valley Post. North Lakes is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough with no city police force. This page shows how to look up an inmate, find a booking photo, check a case on CourtView, and file a records request for any North Lakes arrest. Use the search tools first. Move to a written request with DOC or DPS if you need the photo or the full report.
North Lakes Jail Mugshots Facts
North Lakes Jail Mugshots Lookup
North Lakes is not incorporated. It sits in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough near Wasilla. Because there is no city police department, most North Lakes arrests are worked by the Alaska State Troopers out of the Mat-Su Valley Post. The post phone is (907) 352-5401. Troopers book suspects into the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility. That jail is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. The main line is (907) 745-0943. The facility holds pretrial detainees and people on short sentences.
The fastest way to find North Lakes jail mugshots is VINE. VINE is a free inmate search tool. It updates every 15 minutes for all Alaska jails. Search by full or partial name at vinelink.com or call 1-800-247-9763. You can set up text or email alerts when custody status changes. VINE shows the inmate name, the facility, charges, bail, and a photo when one is on file.
North Lakes jail mugshots are not posted on a free public roster. To get a booking photo, you must file a records request with the Alaska Department of Corrections for state-held photos. List the booking number if you have one. Spell out what you want as "booking photograph." Release depends on AS 40.25.120 privacy rules.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough site lists borough services and contact info that tie into North Lakes jail mugshots and Mat-Su Valley arrest records.
Alaska Troopers in North Lakes
The Alaska State Troopers cover unincorporated North Lakes through the Mat-Su Valley Post. Troopers run patrol, answer calls, and handle bookings. The post phone is (907) 352-5401. For an emergency dial 911. Troopers work alongside Wasilla PD and Palmer PD on any case that crosses city lines. The Mat-Su Valley has one of the busier trooper posts in Alaska.
Records tied to trooper arrests in North Lakes go through the Department of Public Safety. The DPS portal is at dpsalaska.justfoia.com/publicportal. Create an account, file a new request, and upload any ID. Fees apply after 5 hours of staff time under AS 40.25.110. The main DPS site is dps.alaska.gov.
Troopers publish a daily dispatch online at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov. The feed lists arrests and case summaries by date. Many North Lakes arrests show up within a day. Search by keyword, trooper post, or case number. Some files are held back under AS 12.62.160.
Note: North Lakes jail mugshots held by DOC may be denied under AS 40.25.120 if release would cause an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
Mat-Su Pretrial Facility Inmates
The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility is the short-term jail for North Lakes arrests. It is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. The main phone is (907) 745-0943. The facility holds pretrial detainees, misdemeanor inmates, and felony suspects waiting on arraignment. Long-term inmates are moved to Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla. Goose Creek holds more than 1,500 beds and is the biggest state prison in Alaska. Women are moved to Hiland Mountain in Eagle River.
To check if a North Lakes suspect is held at Mat-Su Pretrial, use VINE or call the main line. Staff can confirm custody status by full name and date of birth. They can give bail amount and next court date. Booking photos must be pulled through the DOC records unit. The facility does not email or text photos to the public.
A sample Mat-Su Pretrial booking record has these fields: booking number, date and time, full name, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, home address, charges with AS cites, warrant info, bail amount, housing unit, and next court date. The image record is stored in a separate system under AS 12.62.180. A request with a booking number moves faster than a name-only request.
The Alaska Department of Corrections site is where to start for any North Lakes jail mugshots request sent to Mat-Su Pretrial or Goose Creek.
North Lakes Court Records
North Lakes criminal cases are filed in the Palmer Trial Courts. Palmer court is part of the Third Judicial District. The clerk is at 435 South Denali Street, Palmer, AK 99645. The main phone is (907) 746-8181. Every felony, misdemeanor, and DUI case from North Lakes runs through this court. CourtView is the free online case search at records.courts.alaska.gov. You can search by party name, case number, or ticket number.
A case page shows charges, bail, hearing dates, and the jail where the person is held. Copy fees are $2.50 per page for uncertified copies and $5 plus $2.50 per page for certified ones. To get paper copies by mail, use the Alaska public courts portal. The portal lists forms, fees, and mail-in info.
Juvenile records are sealed under AS 47.12. Most pre-1990 case files are not in CourtView. Sealed and expunged files need a court order. Call the Palmer clerk direct for older files.
Nearby Police Records
Wasilla PD and Palmer PD are the two nearest city police departments. Both can hold booking info on a North Lakes arrest if the suspect was caught inside city limits. Wasilla Police Department is at 801 North Wasilla-Fishhook Road and the main phone is (907) 352-5401. Palmer Police Department is at 423 South Valley Way and the main phone is (907) 745-4811. Both take public records requests for arrest reports and incident files.
Wasilla PD has a records request page on the city site. File by email, mail, or in person. Records staff pull arrest reports and booking data on request. Palmer PD runs the same way. Both agencies charge copy fees and may redact info under AS 40.25.120. A written request helps the clerk pin down what you want.
Note: North Lakes arrests may appear in both trooper files and city PD files when the case crosses into Wasilla or Palmer.
North Lakes Public Records Access
The Alaska Public Records Act is in AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. Agencies have 10 working days to answer a first request. Fees kick in after 5 hours of staff time. Copy fees stack on top. Most North Lakes jail mugshots requests go to DOC or DPS based on who held the suspect. The Alaska Department of Law APRA page has a full guide. The Alaska Legislature site holds the full text of AS 40.25 and AS 12.62.
Some records are open and some are closed. Mugshots and arrest reports can be released if the privacy test is met. Criminal history reports are confidential under AS 12.62.160. Juvenile files are off limits. A name-based criminal history check costs $20 at the DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau. The bureau phone is (907) 269-5767.
For a North Lakes arrest that moved to federal court, check both CourtView and the federal PACER system. Alaska has no federal prisons, so federal defendants are often housed out of state. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator tracks federal custody back to 1982. VINE and the BOP locator can be used side by side.