Alachua Chronicle Mugshots: Arrest & Booking Search

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Alachua County · Gainesville · Florida

Use the Alachua Chronicle booking log as a lead, then verify the arrest through official county records

Alachua Chronicle publishes short-lived jail booking logs using information supplied by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail. Mugshots are included when available, but the Chronicle removes its booking-log pages after about one week. For current custody, an older arrest, bond information or the final court result, use the official Sheriff and Clerk systems described below.

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Chronicle source Alachua County Sheriff’s jail booking report
Chronicle retention Daily booking logs removed after about one week
Official jail 3333 NE 39th Ave., Gainesville
Jail records 352-491-4444
A booking log, arrest entry or mugshot does not establish guilt. The charges shown at booking are accusations at that stage of the case. A prosecutor may later file different charges, a charge may be dismissed, or the case may end in another disposition. Check the court record when the outcome matters.
Understanding the search

What are Alachua Chronicle mugshot and booking-log pages?

Alachua Chronicle publishes dated jail booking logs based on the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail booking report. The publication states that the information is public record and that it copies the booking information directly from the jail log.

Mugshots appear when they are available in the source data. The Chronicle also warns readers that the listed charges are the charges reported at the time of arrest and are allegations rather than proof of guilt.

Useful for a recent daily booking

A Chronicle log can help identify the approximate booking date, the name shown in the jail report and the arrest-stage charge information that was publicly available when the log was prepared.

Not a permanent arrest archive

Alachua Chronicle says its jail booking logs are removed from its website after one week. If an older log disappears, use the Sheriff’s Records Bureau or the Alachua County Clerk rather than assuming the underlying government record disappeared too.

Primary search process

How to verify an Alachua Chronicle mugshot or booking

Note the person’s name and the booking-log date

Use the Chronicle entry as a starting reference. Do not rely on the photograph alone, particularly when the person has a common name.

Search the official Alachua County inmate system

The Sheriff’s official inmate-search page allows searches using last name, first name and/or booking number. Incomplete entries are permitted, searches are not case-sensitive and the system also provides an option to view all current inmates.

Decide whether you need custody history or the incident report

If the person no longer appears in the current inmate search, use the Sheriff’s Records Bureau for jail records, local arrest-history information or an ACSO offense report. If another police department made the arrest, request its report from that agency instead.

Use the Clerk for what happened after the arrest

Search Alachua County court records when you need filed charges, docket activity or the later case disposition. A jail booking log is not the final court record.

Missing Chronicle page

Why an old Alachua Chronicle booking log may no longer open

The Chronicle’s current booking-log notice says those pages are removed after one week. This makes the publication useful for very recent booking browsing, but unreliable as a permanent archive for arrests from weeks, months or years ago.

Still in jail? Use the ACSO current inmate search.
Older local arrest? Ask the Sheriff’s Records Bureau about a Local Arrest History Check.
Need police details? Request the incident or arrest report from the agency that created it.
Need the outcome? Search the Alachua County Clerk court record.
A removed Chronicle page does not erase the government’s underlying records. Public availability depends on the responsible agency, record type, retention rules and any confidentiality, sealing or expungement restrictions.
Record decision tool

Which Alachua County record should you search next?

What you need Best source What it answers Important limitation
A very recent daily booking log Alachua Chronicle Recent booking-log information reproduced from the Sheriff’s report Logs are removed after about one week
Is the person in Alachua County Jail now? ACSO Inmate Search Current county jail custody A released person may no longer appear
Need an older list of Alachua County arrests? ACSO Records Bureau Local Arrest History Check Case disposition belongs with the Clerk
Need an ACSO incident or offense report? ACSO Public Records Sheriff-created law-enforcement records Another agency’s reports must be requested from that agency
Was Gainesville Police the investigating agency? Gainesville Police Records GPD arrest, accident and other police records GPD does not maintain every county arrest record
What happened after the booking? Alachua County Clerk Criminal court docket and available documents Confidential and restricted records are not publicly viewable
Need statewide Florida criminal history? FDLE Public Florida criminal-history search Different from current jail custody
Was the person sentenced to Florida state prison? Florida Department of Corrections State prison or state-supervision information County jail custody is a separate system
County detention facility

Alachua County Jail location and booking contacts

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail is the county detention facility serving adult male and female offenders. The current Sheriff page lists multiple contacts for jail, booking and inmate-support functions.

Alachua County Jail 3333 NE 39th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32609
Department of the Jail 352-491-4444
Booking Support Bureau 352-491-4449
352-491-4459
Inmate Support Bureau 352-491-4475
Classification Unit 352-491-4447
Inmate Trust Fund 352-491-4461

Verify current Alachua County Jail contacts →

Older arrest and jail information

Use the Sheriff’s Records Bureau when the Chronicle log is gone

ACSO’s Records Bureau maintains agency law-enforcement reports and provides public-record services. It also offers a Local Arrest History Check, sometimes described as a local background check, that provides a listing of Alachua County arrests.

$6 Current published Local Arrest History Check fee
$10 Current electronic fingerprinting fee
$0.15 / $0.20 Single/double-sided pages when applicable to chargeable public-record requests
ACSO Records Bureau 2621 SE Hawthorne Road
Gainesville, FL 32641
Records customer-service window Monday–Friday
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Jail records 352-491-4444
Offense reports and specified records 352-367-4006
Florida public-record requests do not require you to explain why you want the record. ACSO also states that a requester generally cannot be required to provide identifying contact information unless a law applicable to the particular record requires it.

When Sheriff record-production charges can apply

ACSO currently says production fees apply to requests resulting in 20 pages or more and/or requiring more than 15 minutes of employee time. Its published page rates are $0.15 for a single-sided page and $0.20 for a double-sided page, plus applicable staff time where the request qualifies for a service charge.

ACSO Public Records instructions →

Gainesville Police arrests

If Gainesville Police handled the incident, request the report from GPD

An inmate can be booked into the Alachua County Jail after an arrest by Gainesville Police, ACSO or another law-enforcement agency. The jail record and the investigating agency’s report are separate records.

The City of Gainesville directs people seeking GPD accident reports, arrest reports and other police records to the Gainesville Police Department records process.

Gainesville Police Department 545 NW 8th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
GPD records 352-393-7565
GPD Front Desk 352-393-7500
Non-emergency dispatch 352-955-1818

If another municipal, university, state or federal agency handled the arrest, request its report from that agency rather than assuming ACSO or GPD owns every record connected with an Alachua County booking.

City of Gainesville public-record request information →

Case outcome

Use the Alachua County Clerk to see what happened after arrest

The Clerk’s online court-record index is the better source for filed criminal cases, docket activity and publicly available case documents. The Clerk currently states that online criminal document availability begins with records filed from December 2005, although older indexed criminal cases may also be searchable subject to system limitations.

The Clerk says many closed criminal records before 1990 cannot be researched online and may require records research through the courthouse.

Judge Stephan P. Mickle, Sr. Criminal Courthouse 220 South Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Clerk switchboard 352-374-3636
Felony 352-374-3681
Misdemeanor / Criminal Traffic 352-337-6250
Court Files 352-338-3215
Criminal courthouse hours Monday–Friday
8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m., excluding holidays

Current Clerk copy and search fees

Service Published fee When it matters
Regular copy $1 per page When you request Clerk-provided copies of court or official records
Certified copy Additional $2 per instrument When formal certification is required
Search $2 per year, per name Applicable Clerk search service under the current fee schedule
Not every court record is public online. Adoption, juvenile and other records made confidential by law can be unavailable, while some public cases may show docket information without every document image.
Alachua Court Records Open Court Search
Bond and release

Bond information can change after the booking log is published

ACSO allows bonds to be posted inside the jail lobby between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. and provides an after-hours service window by the front entrance. The Sheriff’s bond page describes cash, cashier’s check, money order and registered surety-bond procedures depending on the release type.

For cash bonds, the Sheriff’s instructions say money orders and cashier’s checks should be payable to the Clerk of the Court and include the inmate’s correct full name and MNI number.

Do not assume the bond amount shown in a daily booking post is still current. Court orders, additional holds, First Appearance and later proceedings can change release conditions. Verify the present information with the jail or court.

ACSO Bail Bonding and Release Information →

Statewide Florida search

FDLE criminal history serves a different purpose from Chronicle booking logs

Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the state’s central repository for criminal-history information. FDLE currently provides a public name-based Florida criminal-history search for a statutory fee of $24.

Use FDLE when the question is broader Florida arrest and prosecution history. Use the Chronicle or Alachua jail systems when your question concerns a specific recent Alachua County booking.

$24 Current FDLE public criminal-history search fee
Statewide Florida criminal-history repository
Different scope Not a live Alachua County inmate roster

Florida FDLE Criminal History Records →

After county custody

Search Florida DOC if the person entered state prison or state supervision

Florida Department of Corrections maintains information on felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision. Its data is separate from Alachua County Jail custody.

FDC states that its public offender information does not include people whose sentence or supervision is limited to county jail or county-level supervision. If a person moves from Alachua County custody into state corrections, change systems rather than continuing to rely on the local jail lookup.

Florida Department of Corrections Offender Search →

Troubleshooting

Why an Alachua Chronicle mugshot or booking may be hard to find

Chronicle page disappeared
The publication says booking logs are removed after one week. Use official Sheriff and court records for older information.
No current jail result
The person may have been released, transferred or otherwise left current Alachua County Jail custody. Check arrest-history or court records next.
Name search fails
ACSO permits incomplete name searches. Try a verified partial first or last name, or use the booking number when known.
Need the incident narrative
The booking log may contain only arrest-stage fields. Request the offense or incident report from the law-enforcement agency that created it.
Charge changed later
The Chronicle reproduces booking-stage charges. Search the Clerk’s criminal court record for the later filed case and disposition.
Person moved to state custody
Use Florida Department of Corrections once state prison or state supervision becomes the relevant custody system.
Avoid false matches

Use the right identifier for each stage of the record

Identifier or detail Most useful with Purpose
Booking number ACSO inmate search Locating or distinguishing a jail booking
MNI number Jail and bond processes ACSO uses this identifier in certain bond and inmate-account procedures
Offense / incident report number Arresting agency Requesting the underlying law-enforcement report
Court case number Alachua County Clerk Following the criminal case, filings and disposition
Booking-log date Alachua Chronicle Finding a recent daily Chronicle booking page before it is removed
Accuracy and fair use

Do not treat a Chronicle mugshot as the final story

A news-site booking log captures information available at one point in the arrest process. It may remain accurate as a record of the booking event while becoming incomplete as an explanation of what happened later.

Confirm identity using more than a photograph or similar name. When the legal outcome matters, check the Clerk’s court record instead of repeating the original booking allegation as though it were a conviction.

USA-Mugshots.com is an independent informational website. It is not Alachua Chronicle, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police, the Alachua County Clerk, FDLE or Florida Department of Corrections.

This page is also not a consumer-reporting service. Do not use an arrest-stage record or this guide as a substitute for a legally compliant screening process involving employment, housing, credit, insurance or another regulated decision.

Common questions

Alachua Chronicle mugshots and booking-search FAQs

Where does Alachua Chronicle get its jail booking information?
Alachua Chronicle states that its booking report is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Department of the Jail and that the information is copied directly from the public jail log.
Does Alachua Chronicle include mugshots?
The Chronicle says mugshots are included when they are available in the booking information used for its daily jail log.
Why can I not find an old Alachua Chronicle booking log?
The Chronicle currently states that jail booking logs are removed from its website after one week. Use the Alachua County Sheriff’s records and Clerk court systems for older information.
Where do I search current Alachua County inmates?
Use the Alachua County Sheriff’s official inmate-search page. It supports last name, first name and booking-number searches and also links to an all-current-inmates view.
Can I use a partial name in the ACSO inmate search?
Yes. The Sheriff’s official instructions say incomplete entries are allowed and are not case-sensitive.
How do I find an older Alachua County arrest?
The ACSO Records Bureau offers a Local Arrest History Check that provides a listing of Alachua County arrests. Its current published fee is $6.
Where do I request an Alachua Sheriff’s incident report?
Use the Alachua County Sheriff’s public-record process. ACSO currently lists 352-367-4006 for offense reports and certain related records.
Where do I get a Gainesville Police arrest report?
Request Gainesville Police records from GPD. The City of Gainesville currently lists 352-393-7565 for police-record requests.
Where do I check what happened in court after an arrest?
Use the Alachua County Clerk court-record search. The criminal courthouse is at 220 South Main Street in Gainesville.
How much does a Florida statewide criminal-history search cost?
FDLE currently lists the public Florida criminal-history search fee at $24.
Does an Alachua Chronicle mugshot mean the person was convicted?
No. The Chronicle itself states that the charges listed are accusations at the time of arrest and that suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Where do I search if the person was transferred to Florida state prison?
Use the Florida Department of Corrections offender-search system for people sentenced to state prison or state supervision.
Primary verification

Official Alachua County and Florida sources

Official sources and current Alachua Chronicle booking-log practices reviewed October 5, 2026. Jail status, fees, contact information, court access and publication practices can change. Recheck the responsible source before paying a fee, traveling to an office or relying on a record for an important decision.
About the Research: This article was written by a real person, not an AI. To ensure this guide is helpful, I personally tested the official search portals mentioned above. The screenshots you see are from my actual search session. My goal is to save you time by filtering out broken links and confusing menus, pointing you directly to the official government sources that actually work.

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