Lake Village Police Overview
The official Lake Village Police Department page says the department is on Jackson Street behind City Hall, has nine sworn officers, and patrols around the clock. It lists 870-265-5055 as the general police information number. Lake Village is the Chicot County seat, so a city arrest can be close to both municipal police operations and the sheriff's jail contact point. That proximity does not mean the city publishes a jail roster.
No official Lake Village city jail roster, city holding-facility capacity, booking-photo gallery, visitation schedule, mail rule, commissary page, or city inmate search portal was found. Treat the police department as an arrest and short-term processing channel. A person arrested by Lake Village Police may be cited, released, taken to court, transferred to the Chicot County Jail, or later appear in state prison records if sentenced to ADC custody.
The Lake Village Police Department page identifies the police contact point and general department information.
Use the city police contact for the arrest event, then use county and state systems to track custody after transfer.
Lake Village Arrest Lookup
Lake Village arrest lookup should begin with the police department if the arrest just occurred or if the caller needs to know whether city officers handled the incident. Ask whether the person was released at the scene, taken for booking, held for court, or transferred to the Chicot County Sheriff's Office. If the person was moved to the county jail, the sheriff becomes the main custody contact. If formal charges have been filed, Search ARCourts may show the court record.
VINE is useful when the question is custody status or notification. The Arkansas DOC VINE page states that county jail data transfers every 15 minutes, 24/7, and DOC data transfers every hour. VINE may show name, offender number, date of birth, custody status, location, release date, and court event information. It does not replace a police incident report or a public-record request.
- Call Lake Village Police at 870-265-5055 and ask whether city police still have arrest status information.
- Call Chicot County Sheriff's Office at 870-265-8020 if the person may have been transferred to county jail.
- Search VINELink for custody status and notification options.
- Search Search ARCourts for filed court cases or future court events.
- Use the Arkansas DOC locator only after sentencing, transfer, or possible ADC status.
| Question | Best contact | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Was someone arrested by Lake Village Police? | Lake Village Police | The city agency can address the arrest event. |
| Is the person in county jail? | Chicot County Sheriff's Office | The sheriff is the county jail contact. |
| Can notifications be set? | Arkansas VINE | VINE monitors custody and court event data where available. |
| Were charges filed? | Search ARCourts or Circuit Clerk | Court records are separate from police arrest records. |
Lake Village Police Contact
Use the city police contact for questions about a Lake Village arrest, police incident number, officer contact, or whether an arrestee was moved. For jail housing, bond, visitation, or custody status after transfer, use the Chicot County sheriff. For emergency police response, use 911, not the general information number.
Lake Village Police Department
Jackson Street behind City Hall
Lake Village, AR
870-265-5055
Emergency: 911
Chicot County Sheriff's Office
513 Main St.
Lake Village, AR 71653
870-265-8020
County jail custody checks
Lake Village Jail Visits
No official Lake Village city jail visitation schedule was found. The city police page does not publish a public detention schedule, visitor rules, video visitation vendor, mail rules, or commissary instructions. If a person is only at the police department for short-term processing, visitation may not be available. If the person has been transferred to Chicot County Jail, the sheriff's rules control visits, property, phone access, and mail.
| Custody stage | Visit status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Police arrest processing | No public schedule located | Call Lake Village Police for status. |
| Transferred to county jail | Chicot jail rules apply | Call the sheriff before traveling. |
| Court transport | Not a visitation setting | Check Search ARCourts or the clerk for court events. |
| ADC transfer | ADC approval rules apply | Use the ADC locator and facility instructions. |
Note: Confirm whether the person is still with Lake Village Police before making jail visit plans.
Lake Village Mail Money
No official Lake Village city jail mail, inmate phone, or commissary deposit page was captured. That is expected for a municipal police agency that functions mainly as an arrest and short-term processing channel. Do not send money, books, letters, packages, or personal property to the police department unless staff confirm that the person is held there and that the item is accepted.
| Service | Lake Village published detail | Use instead |
|---|---|---|
| No inmate mail format found | Ask whether the person moved to Chicot County Jail. | |
| Phone funding | No provider found | Use sheriff instructions after transfer. |
| Commissary | No city deposit vendor found | Do not deposit until the holding agency confirms rules. |
| Property | No public release rule found | Call police or sheriff based on custody location. |
Lake Village Police Records
No Lake Village police-specific online public-record request form was captured in the research file. Arkansas FOIA still provides the public-record framework for qualifying records. Arkansas Code § 25-19-105 says public records are open to inspection and copying unless a specific exemption applies, and requests can be made to the custodian by in-person, phone, mail, fax, email, or other means the custodian provides.
For a Lake Village arrest or incident record, identify the record as clearly as possible. Include the person's full name, date of birth if appropriate, incident or arrest date, location, officer name if known, case number if known, and whether inspection or a copy is requested. For jail-log details after transfer, the sheriff is the records custodian to contact. For formal charges and dispositions, Search ARCourts and the Chicot Circuit Clerk are the better source.
- Incident report
- A police record about the event or call that led to arrest or citation.
- Booking record
- A custody record created when a person is processed into jail.
- Court record
- A case record created after charges are filed in court.
Lake Village Court Transfer
Lake Village Police arrest information can move through several systems. The police department may know the arresting officer and incident number. The Chicot sheriff may know current jail custody after transfer. Search ARCourts may show charges after filing. The ADC locator may show custody only if the person later becomes a state prisoner. Federal BOP and ICE locators apply only if a federal or immigration custody path exists, and no federal or ICE detention center was found in Chicot County.
Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 8.1 requires prompt first appearance when an arrested person is not released by citation or another lawful process. A first appearance is not the same as conviction. It is an early court step that can address release conditions, next dates, and initial charge status. Court records can later change the charge list shown at arrest, so compare police, jail, and court records carefully.
Lake Village Custody Context
Lake Village is the county seat of Chicot County, and county government offices cluster near Main Street. The Association of Arkansas Counties describes Chicot County as a southeastern Arkansas Delta county, with Lake Chicot and the U.S. 65 / U.S. 82 corridor shaping local travel. For custody searches, that local geography means Lake Village Police, the Chicot sheriff, and the circuit clerk may all be relevant, but each office has a different role.
The Lake Village police page also says the department has around-the-clock patrols. That supports direct city contact after a recent city arrest. It does not create an online city inmate roster. If the person is not found by city contact or sheriff contact, check VINE, ARCourts, and ADC before moving to federal or immigration searches.