Public Records
PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION
- Date the incident occurred;
- Location of the incident;
- Names and date of births of persons involved;
- Type of incident (i.e. theft, battery, crash, etc.);
- Name, address and phone number of the requestor for billing and mailing purposes.
THIS CAN'T BE RELEASED
- Cases pending prosecution
- Cases which contain juvenile information
- Cases containing medical information
- Information containing personally identifiable information in accordance with the Federal Driver Privacy Protection Act and other applicable laws.
1. Call the Police Department Records Clerk at (920) 206-4219 or
2. Come in person to the Police Department, 106 Jones St. Watertown, WI during the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM or
3. Fax your request to the Police Records Department Clerk at (920)262-4013 or
4. Mail a written request to the Police Department Records Clerk at #2 above or
5. If necessary, complete and return the Federal DPPA Permissible Use Form and the Federal Driver Protection Act Release of Information Waiver along with your request specifying the date of the incident, location, name(s), and nature of the police call. Please provide as many of these items as you can. If you have a police report number, please include that number with your request or
6. Accident reports may be requested by email or phone from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT). This information is located on the DOT website contact page in the Traffic Accident Reporting section. Please also read their Access to Wisconsin DOT Records for more information.
Record of Request Rate Schedule
Case Report - black and white $0.25 per page
Photograph - color $1.00 per photo
Photographs on CD $10.00 per incident
CD/DVD Images and Audio (includes CD)
911 Telephone Recording $20.00 per incident
Radio Communication $20.00 per incident
Department Security Camera $20.00 per incident
Intelligent Video Recording (IVR) $20.00 per incident
Private Audio/Video $20.00 per incident
Squad Audio/Video from Evidence Room $20.00 per incident
Squad Audio/Video from Squad Car $30.00 per incident
Shipping/Mailing of Record Standard Rates Apply