Tanaina Booking Reports

Tanaina booking reports capture arrest and custody data for this census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The CDP has no police force of its own and relies on Alaska State Troopers B Detachment and the Wasilla Police Department for law enforcement. Arrests in Tanaina lead to booking at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility or Goose Creek Correctional Center. You can look up Tanaina booking reports through CourtView, VINElink, the DPS background check portal, and the trooper daily dispatch feed. All of these tools work online at no cost.

Tanaina Booking Reports and Troopers

Alaska State Troopers B Detachment provides primary law enforcement for Tanaina. The detachment serves the entire Matanuska-Susitna Valley from a regional command post. Troopers handle criminal investigations, traffic stops, warrant service, and drug enforcement across the borough. For Tanaina, they are the first agency to call for most incidents outside the Wasilla city limits.

The Wasilla Police Department also responds to some calls near the Tanaina border. WPD sits at 801 North Wasilla-Fishhook Road, Wasilla, AK 99654. Phone is (907) 352-5401. The two agencies work together on bigger cases. Multi-agency task forces in the Mat-Su Valley have led to large operations, including a drug-focused sweep in May 2025 that produced 41 arrests across the region.

When a trooper or Wasilla officer makes an arrest in Tanaina, the person gets taken to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility at 339 East Dogwood Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645. Phone is (907) 745-0943. Booking there includes fingerprints, a photo, medical screening, and a property inventory. The data enters the Alaska Public Safety Information Network and shows up on CourtView and VINElink.

Note: Tanaina has no local holding cells or jail, so every arrest means a trip to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer.

DPS Background Checks for Tanaina

The Alaska Department of Public Safety runs a formal background check system. Under AS 12.62.160, any person can get Alaska criminal justice information. There is no limit on who can ask or why. You can submit a request online at the DPS background check portal.

The online portal lets you start a name-based search from your computer. You will need a social security number and driver's license for identity verification.

Two options are available. A name-based search costs $20. A fingerprint search costs $35 and uses a standard FD-258 FBI card. The fingerprint route is more thorough because it catches records filed under aliases. Mail requests go to 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone is (907) 269-5767. The report covers adult arrests and convictions, both misdemeanors and felonies. It also includes dismissed cases and not guilty findings. Infractions and juvenile offenses do not appear.

For Tanaina residents, the nearest place to get fingerprinted is in Wasilla or Palmer. There is no DPS walk-in office in the CDP itself, so plan a short drive.

CourtView and Tanaina Case Records

CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free case search tool. Tanaina criminal cases go through the Palmer Court at 435 South Denali Street, Palmer, AK 99645. The clerk's phone number is (907) 746-8181. You can also email the clerk at 3PACopy@akcourts.us for record requests.

On CourtView, search by name or case number at records.courts.alaska.gov. Set the case type to criminal. The results show charge details, hearing dates, and case outcomes. CourtView is not a formal background check. It only shows court filings, not raw booking data. But for Tanaina, it is a fast way to see if charges were filed after an arrest.

The CourtView search page above is simple. Pick the name tab, type in a first and last name, and look through the results. Palmer Court entries will include Tanaina cases.

Records drop off CourtView in some situations. If all charges were dismissed or the person was acquitted, the listing comes down after 60 days. Juvenile records stay sealed. Domestic violence and sexual assault protective orders do not show on the public site. Under AS 22.35.040, certain marijuana possession cases from after January 2024 also get pulled.

Goose Creek and Mat-Su Pretrial

Two main correctional facilities serve the Tanaina area. The Mat-Su Pretrial Facility at 339 East Dogwood Avenue in Palmer handles pretrial inmates from across the borough. It is the first stop after a Tanaina arrest. The Goose Creek Correctional Center at 22301 West Alsop Road in Wasilla, AK 99623, houses sentenced inmates. Goose Creek phone is (907) 864-8100.

Both facilities are run by the Alaska Department of Corrections. Alaska uses a unified system, so an inmate may sit in the same jail through pretrial and into the start of a sentence. VINElink tracks both facilities. You can search for anyone held at either place by name or DOC ID number. Sign up for alerts if you want to know when an inmate is released, moved, or has a parole hearing.

Palmer Correctional Center, at P.O. Box 919, Palmer, AK 99645, is another facility in the area. Phone is (907) 745-5054. It holds some overflow and low-security inmates. All three facilities feed into the same statewide DOC database.

Tanaina Booking Reports Under Alaska Law

Access to Tanaina booking reports falls under the Alaska Public Records Act. AS 40.25.110 through AS 40.25.220 gives any person the right to request government records. That includes arrest logs, booking sheets, and police reports held by the Troopers or Wasilla PD. The Department of Law APRA page lays out the full statute.

There are limits. Under AS 40.25.120, agencies can hold back files that would interfere with an active investigation, reveal a confidential source, or create an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Victim names get blocked. Juvenile records stay sealed. AS 12.62.160 governs criminal justice information and allows release for almost any purpose, with some extra rules around non-conviction data.

A Tanaina booking report will typically show:

• Full name, date of birth, and physical description
• Charges at the time of arrest with statute codes
• Arresting agency and incident number
• Booking date and time at Mat-Su Pretrial
• Bail or bond amount set by the court
• Next scheduled court date at Palmer Court

Crime stats give context to Tanaina booking reports. Palmer and Wasilla PD together reported a yearly average of 853 criminal incidents, including 784 property crimes and 69 violent offenses. Felony charges in the area included 44 aggravated assaults, 17 robberies, 6 rapes, and 2 homicides. Misdemeanor complaints counted over 580 larceny-theft cases, 134 burglaries, and 67 motor vehicle thefts. Each incident created a booking record somewhere in the system.

Trooper Dispatch and Tanaina Warrants

The trooper daily dispatch feed posts press releases about arrests, warrant service, and other events across the Mat-Su Valley. Tanaina falls under B Detachment, which covers the entire borough. Recent dispatches have included warrant arrests in the Wasilla area, DUI stops, assault cases, and drug seizures. Check the feed at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov.

The active warrants list is another resource. The Troopers post a daily file of people with outstanding warrants. It shows first name, last name, age, and gender. You can download it as a CSV or PDF. Anyone on the list can go to a trooper post or police station to clear the warrant. The list sits at hotsheets.dps.alaska.gov.

The sex offender registry also covers Tanaina. Under AS 18.65.087, people convicted of certain offenses must register with DPS. Search by name or zip code at sor.dps.alaska.gov. Tanaina shares zip codes with the Wasilla area, so results may include nearby addresses.

Note: Trooper dispatches for the Mat-Su Valley show up under B Detachment entries on the daily dispatch site.

Tanaina Borough Information

Tanaina sits in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The borough page covers all law enforcement, courts, and booking report tools for the Mat-Su region.

Nearby Cities

These Mat-Su communities are near Tanaina and share booking report resources in the borough.