Great Lakes Wire

FOIA Request to Gladwin County Sheriff's Office regarding 2023 arrest records on September 24, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office by Great Lakes Wire, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request, dated September 24, 2025, seeks access to all arrest records from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The requested data includes various details about each arrestee and the circumstances surrounding their arrest.

The specific information sought includes the name, sex, race, age, date of birth (DOB), and citizenship of each arrestee. Additionally, the request asks for the booking ID, date of arrest, booking photo, names of arresting officers, type of crime committed, location of the crime, and date of the crime. This comprehensive set of data points is intended to provide a detailed overview of arrests made within Gladwin County during the specified timeframe.

Great Lakes Wire has emphasized its role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable through news reporting. As such, they have requested a fee waiver for accessing these public records due to their status as a media organization. The requestor is also affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy—a non-profit organization that aids media companies in investigating government actions using FOIA and Sunshine Laws.

For more information about The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy and its mission to enhance governmental transparency, interested parties can visit their website 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.