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Police & jail

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 130 South Plymouth Avenue in Rochester: Sheriff Todd Baxter's welcome, deputy and civilian careers, contact details, and a link to the office's own accredited agency site.

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Monroe County Library

The Monroe County public library gives readers its catalogue, its online databases and the local history and genealogy collections it holds for the county.

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Monroe County at a glance

State
New York
County seat
Rochester
Population
759,443
Area
1,366 sq mi
Founded
1821
Cities and towns
29

Monroe County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Monroe County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in Monroe County, particularly in the unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Monroe County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Monroe County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Rochester Police Department, Greece Police Department, and Irondequoit Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Monroe County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 130 South Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14614, provides law enforcement services to Monroe County under Sheriff Todd K. Baxter. Monroe County Jail is located at the same Plymouth Avenue address and houses inmates awaiting trial or serving sentences of one year or less. The public can search for current inmates through Monroe County Jail Inmate Lookup system available on the Sheriff's website, which includes booking dates, charges, and bond information. Arrest records in Monroe County are considered public information under New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), codified in Public Officers Law Article 6, Sections 84-90. The Rochester Police Department maintains its own records division at 185 Exchange Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14614

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Monroe County are maintained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the various municipal police departments. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records through the Sheriff's Office by submitting a formal request, often requiring identification and a fee.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Monroe County are taken and retained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by request.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Monroe County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Monroe County

Old mine sites
20
Sites with no status in the records
2
Still producing
17
Worked underground, in the mine records
10
Main minerals
Gypsum-Anhydrite; construction sand and gravel; Salt
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
56
Shafts and tunnels
1
What they are
gravel pit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, quarry, adit
Maps surveyed
1934 to 1978
Records behind them
96 records for 95 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 39 named mine sites inside the county, 20 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 56 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gypsum-Anhydrite; construction sand and gravel; Salt.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. New York has no coal AML program; the DEC database covers permitted mines, not historic underground workings.

Monroe County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.
New York mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Monroe County (39 shown, 56 unnamed on the map)

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Monroe County, New York?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Monroe County Sheriff or a city police department in Monroe County. Ask that agency for its record. Under New York Public Officers Law 89(2)(b)(viii), releasing law enforcement arrest or booking photographs is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy unless public release will serve a specific law enforcement purpose and no state or federal law bars it.

How do I get a criminal background check in Monroe County, New York?

The New York criminal history record comes from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Fingerprint based Record Review only: book an IdentoGO fingerprint appointment online or at 877-472-6915 with service code 15464Z (suppressed record) or 15465F (unsuppressed record); DCJS mails the rap sheet or a no record response. Fee: $17.50 (as of 2/2/2026) for New York residents fingerprinted at IdentoGO; $57.45 for those living outside New York State.

How can I look up sex offenders in Monroe County, New York?

Search the New York State Sex Offender Registry (DCJS), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Monroe County, New York?

Register with the county board of elections (Board of Elections in the City of New York) or through the New York State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. For the November 3, 2026 general election, registration applications must be received by October 24, 2026.

How do I look up property records in Monroe County, New York?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Monroe County are kept by the Monroe County clerk. Property values are set by the city, town or village assessor, and tax bills come from the town or city tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Monroe County, New York?

Certified birth and death certificates for New York come from the New York State Department of Health, Vital Records (all of the state except New York City). Birth and death records are also available from the local Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event occurred; New York City births and deaths come from the New York City Department of Health. By mail to New York State Department of Health, Vital Records Certification Unit, P.O. Box 2602, Albany, NY 12220-2602, or online or by phone through VitalChek Network, the independent company the Department has partnered with. Fee: $30 per copy by mail; $45 per copy online or by phone, plus a vendor processing fee per order.

How do I find business license records in Monroe County, New York?

Business entity filings are searched with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations.

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