Cleveland 24 Hour Booking Records
Cleveland 24 hour booking records are kept by the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, which runs the jail where all city arrests end up. The Cleveland Police Department handles most arrests in the city, but the booking data goes through the county jail on Blythe Avenue. You can search Cleveland booking records online through the sheriff's JailTracker platform, which posts 24-hour, 48-hour, and 72-hour booking reports. This page covers how to find and use Cleveland 24 hour booking records, what they show, and how to get copies from both the police and the sheriff's office.
Cleveland Quick Facts
Cleveland Booking Search Online
The Bradley County Sheriff's Office posts booking reports on their site through a JailTracker system. The tool shows who was booked in the last 24, 48, or 72 hours. You can search by name or just browse the full list. Each entry shows the person's name, charges, bond amount, and booking time. This is the main way to check if someone was recently booked in Cleveland.
The search is free. No account is needed. Just go to the site and look up a name. Results load fast and show all current inmates at the Bradley County Jail. If the person was booked on a Cleveland arrest, the arresting agency will show as the Cleveland Police Department in the record.
Keep in mind that very new arrests may take a couple of hours to show up. Officers still have to finish paperwork and bring the person to the jail at 2290 Blythe Avenue SE before the booking record gets entered into the system. Once it is in, it stays on the public list until the person is released.
How Cleveland 24 Hour Booking Works
When the Cleveland Police Department makes an arrest, officers bring the person to the Bradley County Jail for processing. Staff there log the arrest, take a photo, and record all charges. This data feeds into the 24 hour booking reports that show up on the sheriff's website. The jail sits at 2290 Blythe Avenue SE in Cleveland. You can reach the sheriff's office at 423-728-7300 for questions about anyone in custody.
Processing time depends on the charge. A simple misdemeanor might go through booking in a few hours. Felony cases take longer because of extra steps. Bond gets set based on the offense, and some charges in Cleveland carry holds that stop a person from posting bail right away. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office can tell you the bond amount and court date for anyone in the jail.
Cleveland sits in Bradley County in southeast Tennessee. The city is the county seat, so the main courthouse and jail are right in town. That means most Cleveland arrests get processed quickly since the jail is close by. Other towns in the county, like smaller communities outside city limits, also send their arrests to the same jail. All of those show up in the same booking reports alongside Cleveland arrests.
Cleveland Arrest Records and Public Access
Booking records in Cleveland are public. The Tennessee Public Records Act under Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503 says that government records must be open for inspection by any citizen of the state. This covers arrest reports, booking logs, and charge sheets. You can view these records at the Cleveland Police Service Center or request copies.
The Cleveland Police Department Records Unit handles all police report requests. You can make a request in person, by phone at 423-476-1123, or by mail. The Records Unit is at 808 25th Street NW in Cleveland. Hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Staff there can pull up arrest reports, offense reports, crash reports, and field interviews.
There are fees for copies. Black and white pages cost $0.15 each. Color pages run $0.50 per page. If staff time goes past one hour to fill your request, you may get charged for the extra labor at the employee's hourly rate. Viewing records in person is free, but you need to make an appointment first. The standard response time for a records request is 7 business days under state law.
Note: Tennessee residency may be required for certain record requests under the state public records law.
Cleveland Booking Resources
The Cleveland Police Records page lists what types of reports you can get and how to request them. The site also has contact info for the Records Unit and other divisions.
You can also reach the Cleveland Police Department main line at 423-476-1121 for general questions. For property and evidence pick-up, call 423-476-1123. If you need photos from a traffic crash, contact the investigating officer through the main number. Criminal incident photos go through the DA's Office at 423-472-2179.
The City of Cleveland Open Records portal is another option for public records requests. The City Clerk's Office at 190 Church Street NE handles these. Their phone number is 423-472-4551. You can use this for city records beyond just police reports. Both paths lead to the same type of documents, but the police records unit is faster for arrest and booking data specifically.
Types of Cleveland Records Available
The Cleveland Police Department keeps several types of records that the public can access. Arrest reports are available for anyone who was actually arrested. You will need to show ID to get those. Offense and incident reports from closed cases can be released with approval from the DA or Police Chief. Active investigations are not open to the public.
- Arrest reports (ID required)
- Offense and incident reports (closed cases only)
- Traffic crash reports (allow 3-5 business days)
- Traffic homicide reports (3-5 days after completion)
- 911 and radio recordings (contact Communications Manager at 423-478-8846)
For a local records check beyond just booking data, you can contact the General Sessions Court at 423-728-7048. That covers court case records for Cleveland and all of Bradley County. If you want a full statewide criminal history, the TBI TORIS portal runs name-based searches for $29 each. That pulls records from all 95 Tennessee counties, not just Cleveland.
The Felony Offender Information Lookup system covers people in state prison. It does not show county jail inmates. But if someone from Cleveland was convicted of a felony and sent to state prison, their record would show up in FOIL with sentence details, parole dates, and current location.
Cleveland Booking Fees and Timing
Searching the online 24 hour booking list costs nothing. It is free. Paper copies of Cleveland booking records carry fees that follow the Tennessee Public Records Act. The law says fees cannot go above the actual cost of making copies. Certification may add extra cost on top of the per-page charge.
The standard turnaround is 7 business days. Complex requests or large batches may take longer. You can pay with cash, check, or money order at the Cleveland Police Service Center. For requests with more than four reports, the department may need extra time to pull everything together. Call 423-476-1123 to check on the status of any pending request.
Bradley County Booking Records
Cleveland is the county seat of Bradley County. All booking and jail operations run through the Bradley County Sheriff's Office. The county page has more detail on the full court system, fee schedules, and other record types beyond just 24 hour bookings.
Nearby Tennessee Cities
Other cities in the region have their own booking records through their county jails. Pick a city below to see booking data for that area.