Great Lakes Wire

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

The Great Lakes Wire, a media organization dedicated to providing comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. The request, sent on September 24, 2025, seeks access to all arrest records from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.

The requested information includes several data points: arrestee name, sex, race, age, date of birth (DOB), citizenship status; booking ID; date of arrest; booking photo; names of arresting officers; type of crime; location of crime; and date of crime. The request emphasizes the preference for receiving this information in an electronic format.

As part of their professional responsibilities in gathering and reporting news to the public, Great Lakes Wire aims to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency. The organization has also requested a fee waiver for accessing these records due to its role as a media outlet.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit corporation that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating state and federal governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at this link.

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.