How West Memphis Arrests Work
West Memphis Police Department sits at 626 East Broadway Boulevard. It is not the only agency that can arrest someone in the city, though. County deputies, Arkansas State Police, and Arkansas Highway Police all appear in local bookings. The official Crittenden County roster labels the arresting agency on each entry. That mix matters. A police page tells you the department. The roster tells you who is actually in county custody. That means the Crittenden County Detention Center.
West Memphis counted 24,520 residents in the 2020 Census. It is the county's largest incorporated city. Size and its spot in the Memphis metro give the city broad police and news visibility. Visibility is not completeness. A city incident report covers the reported event and the investigation. A county booking card is different. It records intake, arrest time, arresting agency, charges, bond, and custody. Many entries add an Image link.
Where West Memphis Arrests Appear
The city posts no daily arrest log or booking blotter. County jail channels are the place to start. Each view answers a different question. A missing name may just mean a later custody state or a processing delay rather than no arrest at all.
| Channel | Custody scope | What it provides |
|---|---|---|
| New Inmates | Rolling 48-hour intake | Booking fields and image links where available |
| Current Inmates | Now in county custody | Searchable jail cards, charges, bond, agency |
| Recent Releases | Recently left the jail | Release-oriented records with unstated archive depth |
| Arkansas VINE | Custody and status | Status checks and change alerts, not a photo gallery |
| CourtConnect | Court case | Public filings, events, and disposition when available |
Copied rosters can conflict. The official version controls. A sentenced person moved to state custody belongs in the Arkansas Department of Corrections search, not the county's new-booking feed. County lists track local custody, not state sentences.
Find a West Memphis Booking
Start with timing and custody, not a broad name search. The short-window page helps near intake. The current and release tabs follow later jail states. Matching the question to the view saves time.
- Check the official New Inmates view and compare the arrest time and agency.
- If the entry has aged out, search Current Inmates and then Recent Releases.
- Use VINE when notification of release or transfer is the goal.
- Request the incident report from West Memphis Police and the booking record from the sheriff.
- Use CourtConnect or the clerk for the final case path.
A name can drop off the short feed at the 48-hour mark. The person stays in custody. Released people vanish from the current roster too. The booking record remains with the custodian under retention and disclosure rules. The Arrested Today page digs into the county's short-window source.
When West Memphis Arrests Post
Crittenden's official New Inmates view is labeled “Inmates Booked in Last 48 Hours.” That is not a 24-hour city feed. The sheriff's app page describes a last-24-hours view. The web roster itself publishes no refresh time, no measured intake lag, and no weekend or holiday schedule. Arrest time is a field in the record, not the page's clock.
A missing name calls for a recheck of Current Inmates. Calling the detention center works when timing matters. The official jail roster app instructions tell users to search the Apple or Google store for “relativityinc,” pick “Inmate Info,” and choose Crittenden County Sheriffs Office. QuikTip and Crime Stoppers are tip services. Neither one is a roster tool.
The sheriff's roster page ties the agency to its vendor feed. That page is the official entry point.
Prefer the agency's own page. Copied listings drift out of date. Old search results do too. When a roster question arises, the sheriff's page answers it first.
West Memphis Police Arrest Records
The West Memphis Records Division maintains and releases police reports. Mail a request to WMPD ATTN Records, 626 East Broadway, West Memphis, AR 72301-3211. Include the name, incident type, date and time, location, and any identifying detail, plus a self-addressed stamped envelope. Walk-in hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central. The published fees cover collision reports. That price is $10.
Mailed payments take a check or money order. Walk-ins may pay cash, check, or money order. Cards are not accepted. No booking-photo fee or guaranteed response time appears on the page. Ask WMPD for the incident report itself. Ask the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office for the booking sheet, charge and bond fields, release details, and any responsive booking photograph.
That division and the sheriff hold different parts of the same arrest trail.
West Memphis Arrest Court Results
A booking card is only the start of the story. CourtConnect may later show a case number, filed charges, hearings, judgments, or the disposition. Some data is restricted. An online result is not a certified copy. Common names trip people up. Use the arrest date, agency, and case number to avoid joining two people by mistake. The Crittenden County Circuit Clerk maintains criminal records at 100 Court Square in Marion, reachable at (870) 739-3248. The local district plan covers West Memphis too.
West Memphis Arrest Archive Limits
Unofficial arrest archives vary in how far back they reach. BustedNewspaper's West Memphis tag lists city-labeled booking entries page by page. RecentlyBooked shows a county view spanning 30 days. Mugshots.zone opens month-by-month archives, and Arrests.org lets you filter by county or city. For older West Memphis arrest listings, Mugshots.com is the deepest option.
Treat these sites as starting points, not police records. A West Memphis label may come from an address or a copied source. It may not be the actual arrest location. Entries can also linger after charges change or drop away. The tag page shown here is an unofficial archive. It is not a complete or current jail log.
Whatever an unofficial site turns up, confirm it with the sheriff and the police records office. Then check the court record. Treat that as fact only after it holds up on all three.
Local news covers some West Memphis arrests. The Evening Times, KAIT8, and WMC Action News 5 each report selected incidents. None of them runs a full city arrest feed. A story reflects only what was known at publication, so court records still settle the outcome.