This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record for those services.
Official Contacts and Records
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office
1400 Big Lake Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Main office: (712) 890-2200
Non-emergency dispatch: (712) 328-5737
Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Pottawattamie County Jail
1400 Big Lake Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Jail line: (712) 890-2250
Listed hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Sheriff Records Office
Records line: (712) 890-2236
Records hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Choose the source that matches the request:
- For a booking photo, intake record, or incident report, begin with the home page records-request steps and then contact Sheriff Records.
- For a fresh custody check, use the official roster route on Arrests Last 24 Hours.
- For several days of selective incident reporting, review the Police Blotter.
- For release, transfer, or location notifications, follow the VINELink Custody Check.
- For post-release state supervision, search the Iowa Department of Corrections system; for a possible county warrant, follow the official warrant route on the home page.
- For correction, expungement, or removal questions, review the official court and records-custodian steps in the Iowa law section. This site cannot alter a source record.
- For a case result, use Iowa Courts Online or the Pottawattamie County clerk of court. A roster charge is not a disposition.
- For Iowa state custody, use the Iowa Department of Corrections Offender Search.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the official Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator linked from the custody guide.
Phone numbers, office hours, fees, and procedures can change. Check the responsible agency’s current page before visiting, mailing a request, or sending payment.