Shoreline Busted Mugshots
Search Shoreline busted mugshots, jail roster data, and arrest records tied to the city and the King County jails. Shoreline is a contract city for the King County Sheriff. Deputies staff the Shoreline Police unit at City Hall and book adults into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle. This page covers the main tools to find Shoreline mugshots, the offices that hold police records and booking photos, and the steps to file a public records request for arrest records and jail roster data.
Shoreline Police Contract
Shoreline pays the King County Sheriff to run the local police unit. Deputies wear Shoreline patches and work out of City Hall. The unit page sits at shorelinewa.gov/police. The main city hub is at shorelinewa.gov. Most day-to-day work like patrol, traffic stops, and arrest calls run through these deputies.
Because the police unit is a sheriff contract, Shoreline arrest records live in King County Sheriff files. A public records request for Shoreline police reports goes to the sheriff public disclosure team under RCW 42.56. The sheriff uses an online portal for intake. Staff review for redaction, check for exemptions, and then release the file in digital form.
Note: A Shoreline case number speeds the search. Without one, staff may ask for a date and a name.
King County Jail Roster
Adults arrested in Shoreline on county charges go to the King County Correctional Facility at 500 Fifth Avenue in Seattle. The jail roster is open under RCW 70.48.100. That rule says the jail register must list the name, date, hour, and cause of each booking, plus release info. You can pull the current roster online or call the jail at (206) 296-1234. Reception closes daily from 2:20 to 2:40 p.m.
The roster shows first name, last name, date in, and charge. Booking photos of Shoreline inmates are not shown on screen. They live in sheriff files and fall under RCW 10.97 for non-conviction data. Juveniles go to the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center at 1211 East Alder Street. Hours run 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. For the full county view, see the King County busted mugshots page.
Shoreline Arrest Records Requests
A Shoreline arrest record request starts with the King County Sheriff online portal. Give a full name, a date of birth if you have it, and any case or booking number. Staff send back a fee note and a rough timeline. The first response comes within five business days under RCW 42.56.520. Paper copies cost fifteen cents per page. Scanned files run ten cents per page. Digital transfer is ten cents per gigabyte.
Body camera files cost more due to redaction work. The sheriff may ask for a ten percent deposit on a large job. Under RCW 10.97.130, fee-for-removal sites are not allowed to charge to take down a mugshot. That law was set up to stop the worst of the mugshot re-post sites. For a statewide check, use WATCH at watch.wsp.wa.gov.
Shoreline Municipal Court
Shoreline does not run its own municipal court. City-level misdemeanors go to the King County District Court Shoreline Division, which hears traffic, small claims, and low-level crimes. Felony cases from Shoreline go to King County Superior Court. King County does not use the statewide Odyssey portal, so case files sit on the county eCourt tool.
The court clerk holds the full case file. For a Shoreline misdemeanor, pull the case through the district court portal. For a felony, use the Superior Court tool. Non-conviction data older than a year is closed under RCW 10.97. Conviction data stays open.
Shoreline Police Records Unit
The Shoreline Police unit front counter sits in City Hall at 17500 Midvale Avenue North. Staff handle simple walk-in jobs and point bigger asks to the sheriff records unit. The city clerk page at the main Shoreline site handles non-police records like permits, council files, and contracts.
Note: The city clerk and the sheriff records team are two shops. Send police requests to the sheriff and city requests to the clerk.
Search Tips for Shoreline Mugshots
A clean Shoreline mugshot search needs a few key facts.
- Full name and date of birth
- Date or rough date of arrest
- Case or booking number
- Charge type
Start on the King County jail roster. Move to the sheriff public records portal for the full file. Use the King County District Court tool for misdemeanor case status. Check WATCH for a state-level history check.
State Tools for Shoreline Records
Washington runs a few state tools that help with Shoreline busted mugshots and arrest records. The WATCH site at watch.wsp.wa.gov gives conviction data for a small fee. The state Department of Corrections runs its own inmate search for people in state prison. VINELink at 1-877-846-3492 sends free alerts when custody status changes. The Washington Courts portal at courts.wa.gov carries case search tools. King County is not on the statewide Odyssey portal, so Shoreline court files need the county eCourt tool.
The Washington State Patrol holds collision reports that Shoreline Police does not carry. See wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records or call 360-570-2355 for a copy. For federal cases, the PACER system holds court files for the Western District of Washington.
Note: Commercial use of Shoreline mugshots has limits under RCW 10.97.130, so use the data for lawful personal purposes only.
King County Handles Shoreline Bookings
Shoreline sits in King County. The county jail books all adult arrests from the city, and the sheriff holds most police records. For county tools, jail data, and sheriff contact links, see the King County busted mugshots page.