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The Elyria Police Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Normal operating hours for the Investigative Bureau and Chief's Office are Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm.
The Record Room has the following normal operating hours:
| Mon | 7:30am-3:30pm |
| Tue | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Fri | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
Copies of police reports are available free of charge. Reports may be picked up at the Police Department Record Room during normal operating hours.
Copies of reports can be ordered in the following ways:
Investigative reports are not permitted to be released.
Please must allow at least 72 hours after an incident/accident is reported before you can obtain a copy of a police report.
If for some reason you had your vehicle towed, you must obtain a vehicle release. This can be picked up at the Record Room. Vehicles can be released 24 hours a day. There will be staff available to process the release even if it is not the records room normal operating hours. You will need to be sure the vehicle is currently registered, have either the registration or title with you and a valid driver license. The Elyria Police Department currently is under contract with Mug's Elyria Towing Service located at 222 South Abbe Rd. Elyria, Ohio. Their telephone number is (440)-366-0935.
The Elyria Police Department no longer provides this service.
The Elyria City Jail has been CLOSED.
The Elyria City Jail has been CLOSED.
A citizen requesting a local record check for employment purposes may do so in person at the Records Division of the Police Department. This service is done free of charge.
Fines for traffic citations must be paid in the Clerk of Courts Office, located in the Elyria Municipal Court Building, 601 Broad Street or via the Clerk of Elyria Municipal Court's Office Website www.elyriamunicourt.org. Their business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The police department will not accept payment of traffic citations when the Clerk of Elyria Municipal Court's Office is closed.
Codified Ordinances of the City of Elyria
