This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, verify release, obtain or release a booking record, post bond, or act for an agency. Contact the responsible official office below for those functions.
Where to Ask About a Record
Los Alamos County assigns custody, police records, public-records requests, sheriff matters, and court files to different offices. Use the contact that matches the question. A phone call can clarify the correct route, but a formal record request may still be required for a report or booking photograph.
Los Alamos Police Department
Los Alamos Justice Center
2195 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Police non-emergency: 505-662-8222
Records: 505-663-1741
police-records@lacnm.us
County Detention and custody
Los Alamos County Detention Center
2500 Trinity Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Detention Control: 505-662-8235
The official detention page provides facility and visitation details. It does not publish a public inmate or booking-photo roster.
County IPRA records custodian
Francella M. Montoya, Records and Information Management
1000 Central Avenue, Lobby Suite 185
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Phone: 505-663-1891
inspect-records@losalamosnm.gov
County Inspection of Public Records
Sheriff and Municipal Court
Sheriff Jason Wardlow-Herrera
2500 Trinity Drive, Suite B
Los Alamos, NM 87544
By appointment
Phone: 505-662-8028
Los Alamos Municipal Court
2500 Trinity Drive, Suite C
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Phone: 505-662-8025
The county records and custody page explains the official-first sequence and the difference between an arrest report, a current-custody question, a booking photograph request, and a court disposition. No public county roster, booking-photo policy, or routine booking feed was verified.
- For a White Rock or Los Alamos townsite police report, begin with LAPD Records and identify the name, approximate date, and known case or arrest number.
- For present county custody, ask Detention Control. A released person may no longer appear in a current-status response even if an agency retains a record.
- For a specific record that is not posted online, send a narrow written IPRA request to the county custodian.
- For a municipal case or possible bench-warrant issue, contact Municipal Court. The court, not an outside listing, determines the status of its own matters.
- For a state-prison custody question, use the NMCD Offender Search. For federal or immigration custody, use the responsible federal locator, which has a separate scope.