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Allen County Contacts

This private reference resource is not a government office. It cannot verify current custody, release anyone, accept bond, or retrieve official booking records. Contact the record owner below for those services, and call 911 for an emergency.

Sheriff Custody and Records

For current county custody, use the official ACSO Inmate Inquiry. For a targeted public-record request, the Records Bureau needs details that identify the report or booking record.

Allen County Sheriff's Office
333 N. Main Street
Lima, OH 45801
Main and Records: 419-227-3535
Records email: records@acso-oh.us
Records hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., excluding holidays
Booking desk: 419-993-1407

ACSO publishes its Records Bureau request route and contact directory. Name the person, approximate date, record type, and booking or subject number when known.

Police and Court Records

Police reports, jail booking records, and court outcomes come from different custodians.

  • Lima Police Records: 419-221-5135, lpdrecords@limaohio.gov. The current city notice directs requests by phone, email, or appointment.
  • Delphos Police Department: 125 E. Second Street, Delphos, OH 45833, 419-692-4015. Confirm the Allen or Van Wert side first.
  • Bluffton Police Department: 154 N. Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817, 419-358-2066, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Confirm the Allen or Hancock side first.
  • Allen County Clerk of Courts: 419 N. Elizabeth Street, Lima, OH; recordsrequest@allencountyohio.com; fax 419-222-8427. CourtView eServices is a docket path.
  • Lima Municipal Court: 109 N. Union Street, Lima, OH 45801, 419-221-5275, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Choosing the Correct Source

Start with the custody stage and the type of record needed.

  • For an Allen County jail entry or custody check, use ACSO inquiry or the booking desk.
  • For a formal booking record or releasable report photograph, contact ACSO Records.
  • For an arresting officer's report, contact the relevant police department.
  • For a case result, use the Clerk, CourtView, or Lima Municipal Court as jurisdiction requires.
  • For later Ohio prison or supervision records, use the Ohio DRC offender search.
  • For a federal location question, use the official BOP locator; for confirmed immigration detention, use ICE's official locator.

Questions About This Resource

Questions about content, a technical issue, or privacy practices may be sent through the available contact channel. Messages cannot alter a sheriff, police, court, or corrections record. For correction of an official record, contact the originating agency or court directly.