This website is a private reference resource, not a government office. It cannot confirm that someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, retrieve official booking records, or change a jail or court record. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where to Look for a Suffolk Record
Western Tidewater Regional Jail is the local and regional custody facility for Suffolk. The sheriff's office handles courthouse, civil, and court-security duties, while police records and city FOIA requests follow separate channels.
Western Tidewater Regional Jail
2402 Godwin Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Main phone: 757-539-3119
Operated by Western Tidewater Regional Jail Authority. The jail serves Suffolk, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Hampton, and contract custody for USMS and BOP.
Suffolk Sheriff's Office
Sheriff David Miles
150 N. Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: 757-514-7840
Staff directory sheriff line: 757-514-7845
Fax: 757-514-7853
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Suffolk Police Department Records
111 Henley Place
Suffolk, VA 23434
Main phone: 757-514-7915
Non-emergency: 757-923-2350
Central Records fax: 757-514-4225
Email: centralrecords@suffolkva.us
Incident reports are $10, with no charge if you are the victim. Accident reports are $10. Call 757-514-7915 for records questions.
City of Suffolk FOIA
FOIA officer Jennifer Moore
442 West Washington Street, Suite 1163
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: 757-514-4100
Email: foia@suffolkva.us
Requests may be made through the Suffolk public FOIA portal, by mail, email, in person, or by phone. The city also explains its process on The FOIA Request: City's Responsibilities page. Virginia FOIA generally gives the city five working days to respond, with a possible seven-working-day extension, and requests must describe existing records with reasonable specificity.
Suffolk Commonwealth's Attorney
Narendra Pleas
150 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
Mailing: P.O. Box 1811, Suffolk, VA 23439
Phone: 757-514-4365
Fax: 757-514-4400
FOIA officer Donald Gayle can be reached at 757-514-4389. The office posts FOIA information at Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- For a person believed to be held locally, start with jail inmate records and Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
- For booking-photo context, use jail roster mugshots and the agency that created the booking record.
- For charges after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and Virginia's court lookup tools, including Virginia Court Case Information, General District Court Online Case Information, and Circuit Court Case Information.
- For the local facility page, use Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
- For sentenced state custody, use the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator or VINELink for Virginia.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE detainee locator.