How To Check Arrests, Send Anonymous Tips

Elk Grove residents looking for recent arrest information have two main official sources: the Elk Grove Police Department’s Daily Watch Summary and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s online inmate system. The city’s police website says the Daily Watch Summary lists arrests from the previous day and is posted on a rolling schedule. The sheriff’s inmate page says its custody data is “up to the minute” and can be searched by name or XREF number. ### Where can you see recent Elk Grove arrests? The Elk Grove Police Department’s Safety Dashboard includes the Daily Watch Summary, which the city says provides a daily log of arrests from the previous day. The site says summaries for arrests made Tuesday through Thursday are posted the next day, while arrests from Friday through Monday are published on Tuesday, with holiday delays pushed to the next business day. (elkgrove.gov) The city also says past Daily Watch logs are not archived or retained on the site. The stated reason is to provide a timely public update without perpetuating mistakes or causing undue embarrassment. ### What details does the city’s arrest log actually show? The May 13, 2026 Daily Watch Summary listed arrest entries with the time, report number, charge code, block location and suspect information. (elkgrove.gov) The sample entries shown on the city page included names, ages, abbreviated demographic descriptors and arrest status. LexisNexis Community Crime Map is also linked from the Safety Dashboard. (elkgrove.gov) Elk Grove says that service is free and shows locations of recent crimes and crime trends, though the city notes some categories — including sex crimes and domestic violence information restricted by law — will not be displayed. ### How do you check whether someone is in Sacramento County custody? The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Inmate Information page allows searches by name, XREF number and the California prison incarcerated persons locator. (elkgrove.gov) The sheriff says the system is online and contains “up to the minute data.” The sheriff’s site also links to a page that displays inmates booked in the past. (elkgrove.gov) Separate FAQ and facility pages say users can click into a person’s detailed custody record to find mailing information, housing location and other jail-related details. ### How can someone send an anonymous crime tip? Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers says community members can submit anonymous tips by calling 1-800-AA-CRIME, using the P3 mobile app or sending a tip through its website. (sacsheriff.com) The organization says tipsters do not have to identify themselves and may be eligible for a cash reward. Crime Stoppers says rewards can reach up to $1,000 if a tip leads to an arrest. (sacsheriff.com) Its site directs tipsters to call on Tuesdays between noon and 1 p.m. Pacific time to check for pending rewards. ### When should you call Elk Grove police directly instead? Elk Grove says emergencies should be reported to 911, while non-emergency incidents should go to the department’s non-emergency line at (916) 714-5115. (crimealert.org) The city says non-emergency response times depend on the seriousness of the situation, the likelihood of an arrest at the scene and officer availability. The city also says issues tied to public safety should be reported directly to police rather than through general city issue-reporting tools. A separate city page says SeeClickFix is used for service requests such as potholes, litter, streetlight outages and code issues, and is not monitored around the clock. ### What if you want records or release alerts instead of a tip line? Elk Grove’s police records page says residents can request reports, but release of information is governed by departmental rules and California law. (elkgrove.gov) The city also provides a citizen report request form and a broader public-records request process through the City Clerk’s office. Sacramento County’s sheriff says victims and other concerned citizens can sign up for SIRENS, a release-notification system that sends email, text or phone alerts when an offender’s custody status changes. (elkgrove.gov) The sheriff says users register through the inmate information page or by contacting the jail at (916) 874-6752. May 18, 2026 is the current reference point for the online resources described here, and residents can verify the latest arrest logs, inmate bookings, anonymous tip options and records procedures through Elk Grove police, Sacramento County Sheriff and Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers websites. (elkgrove.gov) (elkgrove.gov) (sacsheriff.com)