This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Wayne County Record Contacts
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is the best first stop for a sheriff booking record, booking photograph, or help identifying the right criminal-record custodian. The Detention Center line handles current jail questions. Published sheriff hours were not confirmed in the project research, so call before visiting or mailing a time-sensitive request.
Wayne County Sheriff's Office207 E. Chestnut Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Mail: P.O. Box 1877
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Phone: 919-731-1481Wayne County Detention Center
Detention information: 919-731-1660
Choose the route that matches the question:
- For a booking record or photo, begin with the county arrest-record search and request path, then ask the sheriff for the proper custodian and any current fee.
- For a person booked very recently, compare Arrests Last 24 Hours with the detention line when data may still be processing.
- For a wider range of reported arrests, use the Police Blotter; selected news reports are not a complete official log.
- For current custody or release and transfer notices, use the VINELink Custody Check.
- For a city-created arrest report, contact Goldsboro, Mount Olive, or Fremont police. The sheriff handles the separate detention-side record.
- For a court outcome, contact the Wayne County Clerk of Superior Court or use the North Carolina Courts Portal.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, probationer, or parolee, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search. Federal Bureau of Prisons and ICE locators cover their own systems, not Wayne County jail custody.
For an emergency or an immediate threat to public safety, call 911.