Search Bloomington Jail Mugshots

Bloomington jail mugshots are processed at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center in downtown Minneapolis, which is where all Bloomington Police Department arrests go after booking. Bloomington is a city of about 89,000 in Hennepin County, located just south of Minneapolis near the Minnesota River. The Bloomington Police Department handles initial arrests and local records, but the county jail takes custody and maintains the inmate roster. If you want to look up a booking photo or find an arrest record tied to Bloomington, this page explains the two agencies you will deal with and how to request records from each one.

Which County Handles Bloomington Bookings

Bloomington is in Hennepin County, and all people arrested in Bloomington are held at the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center at 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. You can reach the jail at 612-348-5112. The current inmate roster is available online at co.hennepin.mn.us/jail. Hennepin County maintains this roster and updates it as people are booked and released. If you are looking for someone arrested in Bloomington, the county jail roster is your starting point for checking current custody status.

Under Minnesota Statute 13.82, arrest data is public. That means names, charges, booking dates, and often booking photos for adult arrestees are accessible through official channels. Hennepin County is the largest county in Minnesota, and its detention center handles a high volume of bookings daily from Bloomington and dozens of other surrounding cities.

The VINE system at vinelink.com lets you register for free notifications when a specific person is released or transferred from the Hennepin County jail. This can be useful if you are waiting on someone's release or tracking a case. The service is available around the clock and does not require you to provide a reason for your interest.

Bloomington Police Department and Arrest Process

The Bloomington Police Department is at 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN 55431. The Records Unit phone is 952-563-4900. The police lobby is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, which gives you a wide window to handle records business in person. The department's main page is at bloomingtonmn.gov/pd/BPD.

When Bloomington officers make an arrest, they take the person to booking. A mugshot is taken, the person is fingerprinted, and the arrest data is logged. The detainee is then transported to the Hennepin County jail. Bloomington Police maintain records of the arrest itself, including the incident report and local arrest data. For full criminal background checks beyond Bloomington's own records, you would contact the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 1430 Maryland Ave East, St. Paul, MN 55106. The BCA's criminal history system is at chs.state.mn.us.

The Bloomington Police Department page shown below is the starting point for finding local police records and contacting the department about arrest data and records requests.

The Bloomington Police Department is the primary agency for local arrest records and booking information originating from Bloomington.

This is the main page for the Bloomington Police Department, where you can find department contact information, services, and links to records request tools.

The department also offers online crime reporting for non-emergency matters at bloomingtonmn.gov/pd/report-crime. Safety services information is at bloomingtonmn.gov/pd/safety-services. These pages provide context about how the department handles the range of public safety activities that generate arrest records and booking photos.

How to Search for Bloomington Jail Mugshots

For current inmate information, go to the Hennepin County jail roster at co.hennepin.mn.us/jail. The roster shows people currently held at the detention center, and searches work by name. If the person you are looking for has already been released, they may not appear in the current roster.

For past arrest records tied to Bloomington, the Bloomington Police Department's records request page is the right place. That page is at bloomingtonmn.gov/pd/police-records-requests. From there, you can submit requests online through the JustFOIA portal or reach the Records Unit directly at 952-563-4900. The records available through Bloomington Police include police reports, accident reports, calls for service, 911 call transcripts, and local background checks. Note that background checks from Bloomington Police cover only Bloomington records, not statewide history.

The records request page shown below is where you go to start a formal request for Bloomington Police arrest records and booking photos through the JustFOIA portal.

The Bloomington Police records request page is the starting point for requesting arrest records, incident reports, and booking photos from the Bloomington Police Department.

This page details how to request records from the Bloomington Police Department, including online submission through the JustFOIA portal and in-person options at the police lobby.

Requesting Bloomington Booking Photos

To request a specific Bloomington jail mugshot or arrest record, use the JustFOIA online portal at bloomingtonmn.justfoia.com/publicportal. This is Bloomington's preferred online method for data practices requests. You can also submit in person at the police department lobby at 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd during lobby hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Phone inquiries go to the Records Unit at 952-563-4900.

Minnesota law under Minn. Stat. 13.03 requires agencies to respond to public data requests within 10 business days. Standard copying fees apply. Contact the Records Unit for a current fee schedule. Bloomington Police records cover only arrests and incidents handled by the Bloomington Police Department. If you want a full criminal history that includes other agencies, the BCA is the right source for that.

The JustFOIA portal shown below is Bloomington's online system for submitting records requests. It is available any time and lets you track the status of your request after submission.

The Bloomington JustFOIA portal lets you submit a data practices request online for Bloomington Police records including booking photos and arrest data.

This portal handles all online records requests for the Bloomington Police Department, including requests for arrest records and booking photos connected to Bloomington jail mugshots.

Booking photos for adult arrestees are generally public data under Minn. Stat. 13.82. If you are looking for someone who moved from county jail to state prison, the MNDOC Offender Locator at coms.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/ is where you search. That system shows sentence information and current facility for anyone in state custody.

Nearby Cities

Bloomington is in the southern Twin Cities metro area. Several nearby cities in Hennepin and surrounding counties also route arrests through the county jail system for booking and mugshot processing.