Vilas County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, arrange a release or bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
Official Vilas County contacts
Use the contact that matches the record or status sought. The sheriff's current-inmate reports are custody snapshots, while a court docket and a records request serve different purposes.
Sheriff records and jail
Vilas County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Records330 Court Street
Eagle River, WI 54521
Records window: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays
Records requests: 715-479-0630 or records@vilascountywi.gov
Jail information: 715-479-0628
Dispatch and non-emergency: 715-479-4441
The Sheriff Public Records page explains the official request path. For current custody, begin with Sheriff Corrections or call the jail. The public inmate reports do not display booking photos.
Court cases and dispositions
Vilas Clerk of Circuit Court, Beth Soltow330 Court Street
Eagle River, WI 54521
Phone: 715-479-3632
For a state circuit-court case, use Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and confirm Vilas County. A court disposition, rather than a booking entry, identifies the case outcome.
Where to look next
- For a specific booking record or a photo request, use the Sheriff's Records Division and ask for the identified item if releasable.
- For a current-custody check or jail question, review the official reports or call the jail at 715-479-0628.
- For custody notifications, use WI VINE; it is not a historical booking archive.
- For a sentenced state-prison population, use the Wisconsin DOC offender locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP locator or the ICE detainee locator.
- For warrant-related official guidance, see Sheriff's Most Wanted.