This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible government office directly for those services.
Official Contacts by Need
Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office
411 Expansion Blvd
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Administrative phone: 712-749-2530
Jail phone: 712-732-2452
Dispatch and non-emergency line: 712-749-2525
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; dispatch operates around the clock.
The Sheriff has not published a separately named records unit or a dedicated booking-photo request form. Begin with the administrative line or email jail@bvsheriff.com for a jail-related request, and describe the specific person, booking date, and record sought.
- For a booking record or photograph, follow the request steps on the home guide and then contact the Sheriff.
- For a current warrant question, check Iowa Courts Online and confirm through the Sheriff’s dispatch line rather than approaching a wanted person.
- For someone arrested today, use Arrested Today; for a longer window, use Arrest Reports.
- For release or transfer alerts, use the official county roster and VINE Arrest Check.
- For the county jail itself, call 712-732-2452 before traveling to 411 Expansion Blvd.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Iowa Department of Corrections offender database.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the official Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator linked from the home guide.