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Cahokia Heights is the county's third most populous municipality. The county plan's table puts the count at 24,906, based on 2020 data. Three governments merged in May 2021 to form it: the Village of Cahokia, the Village of Alorton, and the City of Centreville. Population products draw boundaries differently, so this entry keeps the county-plan basis. The Cahokia Heights Police Department page lists 5800 Bond Avenue, Cahokia Heights, Illinois 62206. The numbers: phone 618-337-9508, office 618-337-9505, fax 618-337-9508, after-hours 618-337-9505, and 911 for emergencies. A Crime Stats link and an anonymous tip form appear there too. None of that adds up to a booking roster. The city posts no person-level arrest log. No 24-hour feed. No weekly booking list. Once someone moves to St. Clair County Jail, the Sheriff's Corrections system and its official inmate search answer the current-custody question. For an older booking record or photo, Sheriff Richard Watson's department FOIA route is the county path, while the City Clerk handles city records and FOIA. The merger did not erase the past. A report filed under Cahokia, Alorton, or Centreville may be the very record you need. One person can also have a city police report, a county booking, and a Circuit Clerk case, each with its own dates and fields. If the event predates May 2021, name the older municipality in your request. The police page capture below shows the city's official contacts and Crime Stats route. It is not a live booking-photo page.

Use the city page to find the police route, then shift to the county roster or a records request once the person entered county custody. Treat the current city site as a contact and public-safety starting point, not proof that every predecessor booking has been moved online.

Where Cahokia Busted Records Appear

No separate Cahokia Heights jail roster or booking-photo feed exists to verify. Side by side, the source roles become much clearer.

Arrests.org's county navigation leans on predecessor or location labels like Cahokia and Centreville rather than a dedicated Cahokia Heights section. Busted Newspaper and Mugshots.com run county-level pages. BND and Metro East Star sometimes cover a single event, but neither works as a complete city custody source. Go official first. A city records request can turn up an incident or arrest file. The county roster answers current custody questions. For what happened after booking, ask the court.

Busted in Cahokia Heights: Lookup

Any Cahokia Heights search needs two things. Bring a date range. Bring a name history. If the event predates the merger, tell the records custodian to check Cahokia, Alorton, or Centreville files too. Never assume a current city-name search reaches every predecessor record.

1. Check the county-linked roster for current St. Clair County custody and note the access date.
2. Check the Cahokia Heights Police page for the current city contact and Crime Stats route, but do not label that link a booking feed.
3. Ask the Police Department or City Clerk how to request a city incident or arrest record for the current or predecessor municipality.
4. Ask the Sheriff for a county booking record or photo when the person entered the St. Clair County Jail system.
5. Use the Circuit Clerk for the case and disposition, checking identity, dates, and any sealed or restricted record notice.

The county-wide St. Clair booking and custody path covers the hourly roster update, the missing same-day booking feed, and the FOIA fallback. It also separates a released person's historical record from current custody. For the court case, use the St. Clair Circuit Clerk rather than a city tip line or secondary index. For an immediate safety concern, call 911. A Crime Stats page, a tip form, or a secondary index is never a reason to confront a person.

Cahokia Heights Police and FOIA

The Cahokia Heights City Clerk page names the Clerk as the official keeper of city records. Retention, storage, and destruction are all listed as Clerk functions. The Clerk also serves as the City FOIA and Open Meetings Act officer. No police-specific booking-photo fee or response promise appears on the pages. A strong request asks for the police incident or arrest record, any booking or transfer information kept on file, and the associated photograph if it can be released. Request electronic delivery, fees, and any exemptions or redactions as well. When the date falls before the merger, cite both the current city name and the relevant predecessor name.

1. Ask the Clerk for the current FOIA form or submission route and state the event date, person, agency, and predecessor municipality if relevant.
2. Ask for existing records, not a new list. Request an electronic copy and a fee estimate before processing when appropriate.
3. Ask whether the police department or county Sheriff maintains the booking record and photograph.
4. Use the Sheriff FOIA form for county jail records and the Circuit Clerk for case documents.

The Clerk's source view below matters because the city centralizes its records responsibility in one office. It shows no booking photo and promises nothing about predecessor files being online.

Verify the submission route before filing. A municipal records system still in development can change its forms, contacts, or delivery methods. The Clerk's stated duties cover retention, storage, and destruction, so that office is the right place to ask who holds an older city file.

Busted Cahokia Heights: Merger Records

Cahokia Heights didn't exist before May 2021. That's the records puzzle. Three older towns built the city: Cahokia, Alorton, and Centreville. So an older police report or court file may carry a predecessor name, an old agency, or an address that predates the merger, even though the person you're searching for lived in what is now one city. The Illinois EPA Cahokia Heights page lays out that merger background. It won't hand you a booking archive or a busted-photo roster, though. Custody of the old files varies by date range and agency. The City Clerk is the right office to ask which custodian holds what, and whether a predecessor department still matters for your years. That question beats guessing that the current city site holds decades of history. Search with the person's name, the arrest or incident date, the city name used at the time, and the agency involved. A record missing under Cahokia Heights may sit under Cahokia, Alorton, or Centreville instead. A file that isn't public is not the same as a file that doesn't exist. If the date is fuzzy, give the custodian a sensible range and name each predecessor city rather than requesting an undefined citywide dump.

Note: The merger changes the name to use in a records request; it does not prove that every predecessor file is online or complete.

Cahokia Heights News and Indexes

Three outlets cover the Metro East area: the Belleville News-Democrat, Metro East Star, and RiverBender. Their St. Clair County stories can help. The county-level Arrest News page shows how to read them as context and trace them back to an agency or court. There's no standalone Cahokia Heights arrest or mugshot section at any of them. Busted Newspaper and Mugshots.com carry Illinois St. Clair County pages too, though neither offers a current page for the city itself, and Arrests.org labels tied to predecessor towns need boundary and date checks before you trust them. A news story earns its keep when it names an agency, a date, or a case number that sharpens a records request. Coverage can be stale or selective. The county roster tells you who's in county custody now, and the court file carries what happened after.

The city posts a Crime Stats link and an anonymous tip form. Both are public-safety tools. Neither is a live booking-photo feed, and neither amounts to a complete arrest list for Cahokia Heights.

After a Cahokia Heights Booking

Once someone lands in St. Clair County Jail, two record tracks begin. County custody fields cover booking and release dates. The city police report holds the incident narrative. The Circuit Clerk carries the case and later court dates, apart from anything sealed, juvenile, impounded, or otherwise restricted.

Custody can move again. If the person transfers to the Illinois Department of Corrections, the IDOC search is the tool for the state record and its photo scope, and it's a different system from county booking. After a release, the county roster may drop the entry entirely, leaving a Sheriff or city records request as the path to an older file.

Keep the chain straight. Cahokia Heights Police or the City Clerk for the local record. St. Clair Sheriff for county detention. Circuit Clerk for the court outcome. IDOC for state custody. That sequence also absorbs the merger-era name problem without pretending the city runs its own feed.