Kim C. Cole, Mason County Sheriff | https://masoncountysheriff.org/
Kim C. Cole, Mason County Sheriff | https://masoncountysheriff.org/
FOIA Request to Mason County Sheriff's Office regarding 2023 arrest records on September 24, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Mason County Sheriff's Office by Great Lakes Wire, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request, sent on September 24, 2025, seeks access to all arrest records from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The information requested includes several data points such as the arrestee's name, sex, race, age, date of birth, and citizenship status. Additionally, the request asks for booking IDs, dates of arrest, booking photos, names of arresting officers, types of crimes committed, locations and dates of crimes.
The purpose of this request is to aid in news gathering and reporting efforts by providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable. Great Lakes Wire emphasizes the importance of access to public records for fulfilling their professional responsibilities. They have also requested a fee waiver based on their role as a media organization.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at 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.
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