This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible agency directly for those services.
Choose the Correct Office
The Porter County Sheriff’s Office is at 2755 State Road 49, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Call the main line at 219-477-3000, the Jail Division at 219-477-3050 for custody questions, or Records at 219-477-3080 for documents. Research did not establish published Records Division counter hours, so call before visiting. Direct a records email to tdblanc@porterco-ps.org and identify a narrow name and booking-date range.
Each record has a different custodian. Use the route that matches the question:
- For a county booking photo or intake record, follow the official search and records-request path, then contact PCSO Records if the public interface does not answer the question.
- For a possible warrant, use the Porter County warrant-check instructions and seek guidance from PCSO, the issuing court, or a lawyer.
- For a very recent arrest, compare PCSO Recent Bookings with the current-custody roster. One covers recent intake; the other covers people held now.
- For release alerts, use Indiana SAVIN or PCSO’s VINE information. A roster entry alone does not promise a future release date.
- For a city police incident report, contact Portage, Valparaiso, or Chesterton police rather than assuming the jail holds the municipal report.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator. Those systems answer different custody questions and do not serve as county mugshot feeds.