The Records Bureau operates on rotating shifts, covering nights, weekends, and holidays in alignment with the Fullerton Police Department’s commitment to pursuing justice.  Our dedicated personnel undertakes a diverse range of highly skilled tasks that are crucial to both the community and law enforcement partners.  From granting access to records, processing arrests, and inputting data into nationwide databases.

Here are some examples of how Records personnel support our community, our Officers, and our law enforcement partners:

• Answer general questions and connect citizens with points of contact within the police department.

• Transcribing and validating approximately 13,000 police reports annually.

This includes entering missing people, stolen vehicles, restraining orders, registrant offenders, and serialized property into national law enforcement databases.

• Releasing approximately 13,000 copies of reports annually.

            This includes criminal, non-criminal, and traffic collision reports.

•   Processing approximately 5,000 arrests annually.

This includes pulling the criminal history for each arrest and compiling the necessary paperwork for filing, then requesting the filing of every infraction and misdemeanor case with the District Attorney’s office.

• Ensuring our Officers appear at Court when they are needed and responding to subpoenas for documents.

• Submitting approximately 5,000 moving citations to the Court annually.

• Processing sealing orders approved by the Court.

• Compiling and submitting Fullerton’s crime statistic data with the California Department of Justice.

The Records Bureau is committed to supporting the mission of the Fullerton Police Department and plays a vital role as a liaison between the department and various stakeholders, including the community, courts, and state and federal entities.

Request Police Report

Records Information Line 714-738-6790