This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, arrange a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible agency directly.
Choose the Correct Record Office
Each office answers a different question. Use the home booking-record hub for the full lookup and request path, then contact the custodian.
- For present Montgomery County Jail custody, call the jail line.
- For a sheriff arrest report, booking sheet, or booking photo, ask the sheriff’s main line for the record custodian.
- For a Red Oak Police incident or arrest report, contact police administration.
- For filings, hearing dates, and dispositions, contact the Clerk of Court or search Iowa Courts Online.
- For a warrant concern, follow the lawful sheriff-and-clerk route on Most Wanted Fugitives.
- For a person sentenced to state prison, use the Iowa Department of Corrections offender search. Federal and immigration custody use their own federal locators.
Sheriff and Jail Contacts
No separate records-unit telephone or records email was verified. Call the main line and ask for the custodian of the exact record. The jail line is for local custody questions.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
106 W Coolbaugh Street
Red Oak, IA 51566
Main and non-emergency: 712-623-5107
Jail: 712-623-4255
Fax: 712-623-2670
Public hours: Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Crime Stoppers: 888-434-2712
Emergency: 911
Villisca and Stanton receive law enforcement from the sheriff under local Chapter 28E arrangements. Their city halls are not the counters for sheriff arrest reports or county booking photographs.
Court and County Routing
The court clerk handles the case after booking, including public filings and disposition. The county auditor is the county’s published routing contact when a requester cannot identify which county department holds a record.
Montgomery County Clerk of Court
105 Coolbaugh Street, P.O. Box 469
Red Oak, IA 51566
Phone: 712-623-4986
Fax: 712-623-4987
Montgomery County Auditor
105 E Coolbaugh Street
Red Oak, IA 51566
Phone: 712-623-5127
The clerk does not hold the jail booking photograph. Ask the sheriff for intake material and the clerk for the later court outcome.
Red Oak Police Records
Red Oak maintains its own police department. A municipal incident or arrest report belongs with police, while a resulting county jail booking record belongs with the sheriff.
Red Oak Police Department
106 W Coolbaugh Street
Red Oak, IA 51566
Non-emergency: 712-623-6500
Administration: 712-623-6501
Fax: 712-623-6502
An April 2025 city council packet contained a municipal fee schedule, but prices can change. Ask administration to confirm the current charge, delivery method, and estimate before submitting a request. Do not apply a city police fee to a county jail photograph.
Messages About This Site
Use the site contact channel only for questions about site operation, privacy, or corrections to these privately written pages. Do not send sensitive identity documents, payment details, confidential case information, or emergency reports. We cannot forward a request to the sheriff, police, jail, court, auditor, or corrections department.