Checking Criminal History in New Richmond
Begin with the office that created the New Richmond record. The police department holds its incident and arrest reports. Municipal Court holds city citation files. The St. Croix County Jail records county booking and current custody, while WCCA shows state criminal cases filed in Circuit Court. WORCS is the separate Wisconsin DOJ name-check system.
A five-part check keeps those sources in their proper lanes:
- Contact New Richmond Police at its current Campus Drive office for a city incident or arrest report.
- Describe the record, date range, subject, and preferred delivery format in a focused request.
- Call or visit New Richmond Municipal Court for a city citation or municipal warrant matter.
- Check the St. Croix jail portal for county custody and WCCA for state criminal charges.
- Use WORCS for a statewide name-based Wisconsin repository search, with care for false matches.
A recent event can appear in one source before another. The officer’s initial allegation may also differ from the charge later filed by the district attorney or the offense finally resolved in court.
New Richmond Records on Campus Drive
The New Richmond Police Department is at 1443 Campus Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017. Its main number is 715-246-6667, fax is 715-246-4370, and normal hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours, call 715-246-6131. A business-hours telecommunications device for people with hearing impairments is available at 715-243-0453.
The official New Richmond Police source shows the current criminal-record contact page and department location.
The current page is the right starting point when older city documents still display the court’s First Street address as a police contact.
New Richmond Police Department Records
Chief Craig Yehlik leads 21 sworn officers and two civilian employees. The city’s current records policy directs written or in-person requests to the chief as legal custodian, with the lieutenant acting in that role when the chief is absent. A request should describe an existing record. Police staff do not have to create a new report or research an answer to a broad question.
The official public-records policy explains the local access route. New Richmond can ask for prepayment once estimated costs reach $5. A requester can narrow dates, record type, and format to help control location and copy work. Protected portions may be redacted after the city applies Wisconsin law and the required public-interest analysis.
The official police records policy source shows how New Richmond records are requested and reviewed.
Its current contact details should take priority over stale addresses preserved in older packets.
New Richmond Police
1443 Campus Drive
New Richmond, WI 54017
715-246-6667
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
New Richmond's Two Record Addresses
Older New Richmond material creates a real version-control problem. A 2018 police policy packet lists 156 East First Street. That address is now the Municipal Court location, while the current police department and police records channel are at 1443 Campus Drive. Sending an ordinary police-report request to the stale address can slow the search or place it with the wrong city office.
Match the destination to the record. Use Campus Drive for police incident and arrest records. Use East First Street for municipal citation files and the municipal clerk. When an older PDF conflicts with the current city department page, verify by phone before mailing documents or planning a visit.
Note: New Richmond's old police address remains meaningful as the court address, which makes this local records trap unusually easy to miss.
New Richmond Arrests and Bookings
No official city detention lookup was located for New Richmond. Police arrests that result in local county custody route to the St. Croix County Jail and its Zuercher Public Safety Portal. The jail can confirm current custody at 715-386-4752. New Richmond Police remains the custodian for the officer report, even after county jail staff create the booking entry.
Look at the sources in sequence. The report states the city officer’s account and initial allegation. The booking entry is a custody snapshot with intake, holding allegation, bond, and release data. WCCA shows any state case the St. Croix County district attorney files. WORCS later searches fingerprint-supported state history by name. An arrest is not proof of a conviction.
The detailed St. Croix County arrest lookup covers the county roster and follow-up chain. Call the New Richmond department when a jail search is empty but the question concerns an event its officers handled.
New Richmond's DPPA Form Trap
The city PDF titled as a records request form is not a generic incident-report form. It is for restricted and highly restricted driver or vehicle information governed by the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. Its fields ask for the requester, company and address, record type and dates, subject, reason, a permitted-use selection, signature, and date.
Personal routes include requesting one’s own record, acting as a parent or guardian of a minor, or presenting another person’s notarized consent. Other choices cover defined official, court, research, towing, and state-authorized functions. The form warns about civil and criminal penalties. A person seeking an ordinary New Richmond police report should follow the current public-records policy instead of choosing a DPPA purpose that does not fit.
| Request | Correct New Richmond route |
|---|---|
| Ordinary incident or arrest report | Current police public-records policy and Campus Drive custodian |
| Restricted driver or vehicle data | DPPA-specific PDF with an applicable permitted use |
| City citation file | Municipal Court clerk at East First Street |
| State criminal case | WCCA and St. Croix County Clerk |
Municipal Court Records in New Richmond
New Richmond Municipal Court is at 156 East First Street. Judge Renee Keating can be reached at 715-243-0421, and Clerk Karen Mackesey at 715-243-0410. The fax is 715-246-7129. Published hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., but the city advises calling because the hours can vary.
No official online municipal case-detail portal was located. Use the clerk’s phone, counter, or fax for city matters. State felony and misdemeanor cases belong in WCCA. The city has also linked a municipal warrant-list PDF dated December 11, 2024. Its date and format show that a municipal warrant source can age; never treat the old list as proof of current status without court confirmation.
The official New Richmond court source shows where municipal records and clerk information are maintained.
The municipal page is the local route for citation questions that do not appear as state criminal cases.
| Court Name | New Richmond Municipal Court |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | City ordinance and traffic citation matters |
| Case Lookup Channel | Clerk by phone, counter, or fax; no city case-detail portal located |
| What the File Shows | Citation, plea, hearing, judgment, payment, and municipal warrant events as applicable |
| Access Timing | Call before visiting because published clerk hours can vary |
New Richmond Municipal Warrant Records
A municipal warrant and a Circuit Court warrant do not necessarily appear in the same public place. The New Richmond court’s dated list illustrates the city channel, while WCCA can show warrant events in a state criminal case. The St. Croix Zuercher portal also has an open-warrant function, but its status can change or lag.
Someone resolving their own possible warrant should contact the issuing court and confirm instructions. For a New Richmond municipal citation, begin with the municipal clerk. For a Circuit Court warrant, use WCCA and call the St. Croix Clerk Criminal Division at 715-386-4631. Do not infer that a payment alone clears every warrant, and do not appear unannounced based only on an old PDF.
Where New Richmond Records Go
New Richmond Police creates the incident or arrest record. A county booking adds custody data and can send qualifying fingerprints and arrest information toward the Wisconsin Crime Information Bureau. If the district attorney files a state offense, the St. Croix Circuit Court clerk creates the court case and later reports its disposition. A city citation stays in the municipal system unless a specific legal path moves it.
Record flow: New Richmond Police Department › St. Croix County Circuit Court › Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau
That flow explains why the same event can look different across systems. Police allegations, prosecutor charges, and court findings are separate stages. Recent custody may show before WCCA, while a WORCS result can lag or omit an arrest that lacked supporting fingerprints.
New Richmond's Two Custody Systems
St. Croix Correctional Center is a Wisconsin Department of Corrections institution in New Richmond. Its city name does not make it the New Richmond jail or the St. Croix County Jail. It operates the state’s specialized Challenge Incarceration Program. DOC LOCATOR is the relevant public search for state custody and certain supervision information.
A New Richmond arrest normally calls for the St. Croix County jail portal and jail phone, not a search of the correctional center. A person absent from the roster may have been released, transferred, or never booked. Contact the arresting department rather than treating an empty county result as a final conclusion.
Note: The correctional center is a state prison program, while the county jail holds local detainees and current county bookings.
New Richmond Records and Rebuilding
New Richmond began as a Willow River settlement and took its name to distinguish it from another Richmond. It incorporated in 1885 with about 1,200 people. The city rebuilt after the catastrophic 1899 tornado, a defining point in its civic history. That long institutional history helps explain why archived city materials and current department pages can preserve different addresses and procedures.
Historical context is useful, but it does not establish a present criminal record. Current searches should use current custodians, live court contacts, and dated documents. Genealogy or municipal research may call for older city records, while a recent police event belongs at Campus Drive.
New Richmond Record Cost Threshold
New Richmond’s current policy allows the department to require prepayment when estimated request costs reach $5. That is a threshold for advance payment, not a universal flat report fee. The city’s older schedule listed several prices, but research did not establish them as current. Ask for an estimate and verify any current charge before ordering.
A focused electronic request may reduce work and copy expense. State the record, date, event, and preferred PDF delivery. If a written request is denied, Wisconsin law calls for reasons tied to law or public policy. The city may redact protected facts when public portions can still be released.
Public Access Rules in New Richmond
Wisconsin Public Records Law presumes access, but it does not make every police or court detail open. New Richmond must assess the particular record, statutory restrictions, and public interests. Juvenile material, victim-sensitive facts, personal identifiers, and restricted driver data can require withholding or redaction. A precise request improves the search but does not override those limits.
Key Statutes:
Wis. Stat. §19.35 grants public inspection and copy rights and limits allowable costs.
Wis. Stat. §165.83 governs state criminal-information collection.
Wis. Stat. §165.84 sets fingerprint reporting duties that affect repository coverage.
WORCS is a name search, not fingerprint proof that a record belongs to a particular person. For one’s own false or incomplete match, Wisconsin DOJ provides a fingerprint challenge process. Local and state sources should be read as separate official records, not merged into an unsupported conclusion.