Search Wasilla 72 Hour Bookings
Wasilla sits in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and the Mat-Su area has one of the largest jail clusters in Alaska. Most new arrests in Wasilla run through the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer during the first 72 hours. A Wasilla 72 hour booking record shows the name, the arresting unit, and the charges. This page pulls together the links and phones you need to get that data. Wasilla Police handle city calls, and state troopers cover the rest of the borough. Use the search bar below to start a lookup.
Wasilla 72 Hour Booking Overview
Wasilla Police Department
The Wasilla Police Department is the main law enforcement unit inside city limits. WPD sits at 801 N Wasilla-Fishhook Road, Wasilla, AK 99654. Phone is 907-352-5401. Officers make the first stop and the initial booking, and then the person moves to a DOC holding site for the rest of the 72 hour window.
Records at WPD work a bit different. Collision reports take 30 days to finalize. Incident and collision reports are not public records until they are complete. If the case carries criminal charges, the report will not be out until adjudication notice comes from the District Attorney.
The city runs a public records page at cityofwasilla.gov/375/Public-Records. Use that page to file a request, pay any fees, and track the status.
The image shows the WPD public records section on the City of Wasilla site, where request forms and contact info are kept.
Note: Because WPD holds back reports until the DA case is done, live custody info for Wasilla is best found through VINE or CourtView, not the police records page.
Where Wasilla 72 Hour Booking Inmates Go
Three state DOC sites serve the Wasilla area. The main one for new arrests is the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility. It is at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645, phone (907) 745-0943. This is where the first 72 hours typically play out for people booked in the city.
The Goose Creek Correctional Center is at 22301 West Alsop Road, Wasilla, AK 99623, phone (907) 864-8100. Goose Creek holds longer term inmates after the pretrial stage. The Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm is at P.O. Box 877730, Wasilla, AK 99687, phone (907) 376-2976.
All three sites are listed in the Alaska DOC facility directory. If a person is moved from one to the other during their stay, VINE alerts will pick up the change.
How to Search Wasilla 72 Hour Booking Data
The quickest tool is VINE Link. It gives real time custody status for all three Wasilla area DOC sites. Go to VINE Link and type in a name to get started.
CourtView holds the case file side. Once charges are filed with the court, the docket will show up. Use the Public Access portal to look up cases by name, or go through the Search Cases page.
For older prior records, the DPS online portal takes name based checks. It costs $20 for the first report and $5 for more copies. The report is sent by email.
Palmer Courthouse and Mat-Su Court Cases
The Palmer Courthouse serves the Wasilla area. All Mat-Su trial court cases are filed in Palmer, so a Wasilla 72 hour booking case will land on the Palmer court calendar for the first hearing. The court uses CourtView for all dockets, with the full case file on the record.
State law on warrantless arrest is found in AS 12.25.030. That part of the code tells officers when they can take a person into custody with no warrant in hand. It is the base rule for most 72 hour booking cases.
| Office | Palmer Trial Courts |
|---|---|
| Serves | Wasilla and all Mat-Su |
| CourtView | records.courts.alaska.gov |
| Case Search | courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm |
State Troopers in the Mat-Su
The Alaska State Troopers cover all the unincorporated areas around Wasilla. Trooper arrests feed into the same Mat-Su Pretrial Facility for 72 hour booking. If a person is taken into custody on a state highway or outside city limits, the trooper unit is the one doing the booking.
The state DPS keeps the central repository of criminal history under AS 12.62.110. Release limits are set by AS 12.62.160. Some pieces of a 72 hour booking file may be held back under these rules.
DPS takes formal records requests through its public FOIA portal. Use it for older files or for items not covered by the WPD records page.
City of Wasilla Public Records
The City of Wasilla website links to the police, city clerk, and public records portal. Non police records like permits or council minutes are held by the clerk, not the records unit at WPD.
The city follows the Alaska Public Records Act for all requests. The act gives the public a right to see most city records, with some limits for police files and sealed matters.
For older court files and agency records, the Alaska State Archives is the main holder. Wasilla cases that are out of live databases may sit in the archives system.
What a Wasilla 72 Hour Booking Record Has
The record is short. It lists the name, date of birth, booking date and time, the arresting unit, and the charges. Bail info may show up once the judge sets it at first hearing. The first court date is on there too.
The record does not give the result of the case. For that, go to CourtView. It also does not show prior cases. For that, use the DPS portal. Victims can sign up for notice alerts through the Alaska Office of Victims' Rights.
VINE alerts are the best live tool. They cover the Mat-Su pretrial site and the other two Wasilla area DOC facilities in one go.
A booking record is different from a full arrest report. The arrest report has the officer narrative, the witness info, and the physical evidence notes. The booking record is just the basic intake data. Most of the time, the booking data is all the public needs to track a person through the first few days of the case.
If you want the full report, you need to wait until the WPD records unit clears it for release. That can take weeks or more for a case with criminal charges. Collision reports alone take 30 days just to finish.
Tips for a Wasilla Booking Lookup
Try the name first in VINE. If nothing comes up, the person may not yet be in the DOC system. The booking data can take a few hours to flow from the police records unit to the state DOC tracker.
Next, try CourtView. If the DA has filed the charges, the case should be on the docket. Palmer is the court for all Mat-Su cases, so make sure the search covers Palmer court.
If still nothing shows up, call WPD at 907-352-5401. Dispatch can confirm whether a person was booked, even if the online data is not live yet. State troopers can be reached through the DPS main line.
Nearby Mat-Su Cities
Wasilla sits in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Other cities in the borough and nearby areas have their own 72 hour booking pages.