FOIA Request to Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office regarding 2023 arrest records on September 24, 2025.
A request has been submitted to the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. The request, sent by Great Lakes Wire, seeks comprehensive arrest records for the entire year of 2023. The information requested includes detailed data points such as the arrestee’s name, sex, race, age, date of birth, and citizenship status. Additionally, it requests booking IDs, dates of arrest, booking photos, names of arresting officers, types and locations of crimes committed, and dates of those crimes.
The media organization has expressed its intent to obtain these records in an electronic format to facilitate their reporting efforts. As part of their professional responsibilities in gathering and disseminating news to the public, they have also requested a fee waiver due to their role as a media entity.
Great Lakes Wire is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy. This non-profit organization assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More details about this coalition can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
