Towson Police Records Search

Towson police records come from the Baltimore County Police Department, which serves this unincorporated area of Baltimore County. Precinct 6 on West Susquehanna Avenue is the local station for Towson. You can request incident reports, arrest records, and crash files through the department's records unit. The Information and Records Management Unit at 700 East Joppa Road in Towson handles most written requests. Court records tied to Towson cases are searchable for free through the state judiciary system.

Baltimore County Police and Towson Records

The Baltimore County Police Department provides all law enforcement for Towson. There is no separate Towson police force. Precinct 6 is the local station, located at 115 West Susquehanna Avenue, Towson, MD 21204. You can call them at (410) 887-6875 for general questions. For records specifically, the number is (410) 887-2390.

Towson is not a city. It is an unincorporated community that serves as the county seat for Baltimore County. All police records for Towson are created and stored by Baltimore County police officers. This means every incident report, every arrest log, and every crash file from Towson goes through the county system. The department's headquarters sits at 700 East Joppa Road in Towson, which is also where the records management unit is based. That creates some convenience since the main records office and the local precinct are both in Towson.

Some people confuse Towson with Baltimore City. They are not the same. Baltimore City has its own police department with a separate records system. Towson falls under Baltimore County, which is a completely separate jurisdiction with its own police force and its own records management process. If you need police records from an incident in Towson, you go to Baltimore County Police. If the incident happened in Baltimore City, you go to the Baltimore Police Department instead. Knowing the difference can save you a lot of time.

How to Get Towson Police Records

The Baltimore County Police request reports page explains how to get copies of police records from Towson. You need to fill out a Police Report Request Form. You can mail it to the Information and Records Management Unit at 700 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland 21286-5501. You can also go in person to Precinct 6 or the Records Management Section at headquarters.

The Baltimore County Police Department's report request page is shown below.

This page covers the steps to request crime reports, accident reports, and other police records from Baltimore County, including those from the Towson area.

Reports cost $15 each. Crime victims get their reports for free. That is a big deal for anyone who was the target of a crime in Towson. You just need to show that you were the victim in the report. Processing takes about two weeks for most requests. The department follows MPIA §4-203, which sets a 10-day window for the initial response and up to 30 days for full delivery of the records.

For crash reports from state roads in Towson, the Maryland State Police Central Records Division is the place to go. Those cost $4 each. The state police handle accidents on highways and state routes, while Baltimore County police cover local roads in Towson.

Types of Police Records in Towson

Baltimore County police officers in Towson create several types of records. Incident reports are the most common type of police record. Officers file one for each call they respond to in the Towson area. Crime reports contain more detail and are filed when a criminal offense takes place. Accident reports cover motor vehicle crashes on Towson roads.

You can also request arrest records from the Baltimore County Police Department. These show who was taken into custody, what the charges were, and the booking details. Body camera footage and 911 recordings may be available too, though those often take longer to process and may have higher fees. The Maryland Public Information Act at General Provisions §4-101 defines what counts as a public record. Most police records from Towson fall under that definition.

• Crime and incident reports from Towson
• Motor vehicle accident reports
• Arrest and booking records
• Body camera footage
• CAD dispatch logs

Towson Police Records and Court Cases

The Maryland Judiciary Case Search is free. It covers all courts in the state, including the Circuit and District Courts that serve Towson in Baltimore County. You can search by name, case number, or date. The tool shows case info but not full police reports. For those, you still need to go through the records unit at Baltimore County Police.

The CJIS Central Repository in Baltimore runs fingerprint-based criminal history checks for $38. Call (410) 764-4501 or the toll-free line at 1-888-795-0011. The Maryland Sex Offender Registry is a free tool where you can search by name, zip code, or county. These state tools cover Towson along with every other part of Maryland.

Anton's Law changed the rules for police disciplinary records in 2021. Under Public Safety Article §3-101, internal affairs records are no longer locked away as personnel files. The Baltimore County Police Department may release misconduct records when asked. The law also set up a Police Accountability Board in Baltimore County. Expungement is another option. Under Criminal Procedure Article §10-101, people can remove certain Towson police records if charges were dropped or they were found not guilty.

Nearby Areas

Towson is the county seat of Baltimore County. For police records from nearby areas, check these pages.