Pooler 24 Hour Booking Records

Pooler 24 hour booking records are processed at the Chatham County Detention Center. The Pooler Police Department handles arrests within city limits, but all inmates get booked into the county jail. Pooler has about 31,171 residents and sits just west of Savannah. The Chatham County Sheriff publishes a 72-hour booking report online, so you can check recent Pooler arrests without making a phone call. You can also reach the booking desk directly for questions about someone who was just brought in.

Pooler 24 Hour Booking Police Department

The Pooler Police Department patrols the city and makes arrests. Their office is at 100 South Rogers Street. Call (912) 748-7333 for non-emergency questions. The department handles everything from traffic violations to felony investigations in Pooler. Once an arrest is made, the person goes to the Chatham County Detention Center for processing.

Visit the Pooler Police Department website for information about the department, crime prevention programs, and how to file reports.

Pooler has grown fast in recent years. More people means more police calls. The department stays busy with retail theft near the shopping areas, DUI enforcement along Highway 80, and domestic calls in residential neighborhoods. Each arrest that leads to a booking creates a public record at the county level.

Pooler 24 Hour Booking

The Chatham County Sheriff publishes a 72-hour booking report. This shows all people booked into the jail over the past three days. It covers every agency in the county, including Pooler Police. Go to the Chatham County 72-hour booking page to see the report. It updates regularly.

The report lists each person's name, charges, and booking date. You can scroll through it to find Pooler arrests. No login is needed. No account is required. This is one of the easiest ways to check on a recent Pooler booking without calling anyone. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, booking records are public documents, so the sheriff is simply making public data accessible.

If you need to check on someone booked from Pooler right now, call the booking desk at 912-651-3700. They can give you real-time status. The 24-hour line at (912) 652-7660 works outside of business hours.

Chatham County Jail Contact

All Pooler bookings end up at the Chatham County Detention Center. The jail runs 24 hours a day. Here are the key numbers to know.

The booking desk number is the one to use if you want info about a specific Pooler arrest that just happened. For general questions about the jail, the main sheriff line works fine during business hours. After hours, the 24-hour line connects you with someone who can check inmate status.

The GBI website is a statewide resource for criminal history records that may include Pooler arrest data beyond what the county jail shows.

Open Records for Pooler Arrests

Georgia's Open Records Act covers Pooler booking records. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 states that initial arrest reports are public. You can request copies from either the Pooler Police or the Chatham County Sheriff. The agency must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. No reason is needed for your request.

The first 15 minutes of search time are free. Copies run about $0.10 per page. For Pooler police reports, contact their records division at (912) 748-7333. For jail booking documents, reach out to the Chatham County Sheriff's office. Written requests work best for documentation purposes, but phone requests can get you basic info quickly.

Some records may be restricted. Juvenile cases, sealed records, and ongoing investigations can be withheld. But the standard booking record from a Pooler arrest is almost always available to anyone who asks for it.

24 Hour Booking Mugshot Laws

Mugshots from Pooler arrests are taken at the Chatham County Jail. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18 limits how law enforcement can share these photos. They cannot post them online without restrictions. You can get a copy through a records request, but you must sign a form stating the photo will not be used on a pay-for-removal website.

If a mugshot site posts your Pooler booking photo, O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 requires them to take it down within 30 days of a written request. No charge. Send your name, date of birth, and arrest details. If they do not comply, the Georgia Department of Law handles complaints. This law applies to all Georgia booking photos, not just Pooler.

Statewide Records and Background Checks

A single Pooler booking record only tells part of the story. For a full criminal history, the GBI criminal history service is the place to go. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 governs access. You can pull your own record anytime. Someone else's record requires consent unless you are looking at felony convictions only.

The GAPS portal processes fingerprint-based background checks. Results take 24 to 48 hours. The GDC offender search tracks people in state prison. If someone arrested in Pooler ended up in state custody, that tool will show their status. Record sealing is possible under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 for dismissed charges and O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 for first offenders who completed their sentence.

Chatham County 24 Hour Booking Records

Pooler is in Chatham County. All local bookings go through the county detention center. For more on how the Chatham County booking system works, including search tools and contact details, see the county page.

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