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Allen County Official Contacts
The Sheriff's courthouse office and jail use different addresses. Choose the line tied to the question rather than sending a broad request to several offices.
Allen County Sheriff's Department
715 South Calhoun Street, Room 101, Courthouse
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1805
Main office: 260-449-7535
Non-emergency: 260-449-3000
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed holidays
Jail and Records Lines
Jail mailing address: 417 South Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Inmate information: 260-449-7376
Lockup: 260-449-8314 or 260-449-8315
Jail Commander: 260-449-7107
Records: 260-449-7439
Records email: acpdrecords@allencounty.in.gov
Warrants: 260-449-7636
The following routes match common questions with the source that maintains the answer:
- For current county custody, start with the official inmate search or call inmate information.
- For an older booking sheet or identification photo, use Sheriff's Records. A narrow request should name the person, record, and date.
- For an incident report, contact the agency that created it. Fort Wayne and New Haven city reports use their city channels; sheriff reports belong with Sheriff's Records.
- For a filed charge or final disposition, use Indiana MyCase or the Allen County Clerk. Booking allegations can be reduced or dismissed.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Indiana Department of Correction offender search, then IDOC Offender Records if needed.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP locator or ICE detainee locator.
- For a warrant question, use the sheriff-designated search and verify specifics with the Warrants Division or issuing court.
A response deadline under Indiana APRA is not a promise of production. In-person or telephone requests generally receive a response within 24 hours, while mail, email, or fax requests generally receive one within seven calendar days. Redaction, record age, and volume affect the reasonable production time. Sheriff's Records publishes no fixed booking-photo price, so ask for the current fee schedule and an estimate.