Search Wenatchee Criminal Records
Wenatchee criminal records are spread across several courts and agencies in Chelan County. City-level misdemeanors go to Wenatchee Municipal Court. State misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors land in Chelan County District Court. Felony charges go to Chelan County Superior Court. If you want to search Wenatchee criminal records, the statewide Washington Courts case search covers all court levels at once. Chelan County also has historical court records available through Washington State Digital Archives. The Washington State Patrol WATCH system covers conviction history statewide. The Wenatchee Police Department holds local arrest and incident reports for events within city limits.
Wenatchee Overview
Wenatchee Municipal Court
The Wenatchee Municipal Court handles misdemeanor criminal violations, traffic infractions, and city ordinance violations within Wenatchee city limits. If someone was cited or arrested for a misdemeanor in Wenatchee, this is where the case goes. The court is at 140 S Mission Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801, phone (509) 888-4210.
Municipal court records are public. You can search them through the statewide Washington Courts Name and Case Search by name or case number. You get charges, case status, and hearing dates. Document images are not available through the portal. Contact the court directly for copies of specific documents.
Chelan County Superior Court Clerk
Felony cases involving Wenatchee residents go to Chelan County Superior Court. The Superior Court Clerk at 350 Orondo Avenue Suite 501, phone (509) 667-6380, manages the official case files and handles records requests. To get certified copies of a judgment, sentence, or other felony document, start with the clerk's office.
Each felony file holds charging documents, plea agreements, sentencing records, probation orders, and any motions filed during the case. These are public unless a court has sealed them. The statewide case search at dw.courts.wa.gov is a good first step to confirm whether a case exists before calling the clerk.
The screenshot below shows the Chelan County Clerk of Superior Court page, where you can learn how to access felony case records for Wenatchee residents:
Copy fees at Chelan County are $0.50 per page by mail, $0.25 per page for emailed copies, and $5 plus $1 per additional page for certified copies.
Chelan County District Court
Chelan County District Court at 350 Orondo Avenue, phone (509) 667-6600, handles state-level misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors for Wenatchee residents. This court covers lower-level criminal matters charged under state law, including DUI charges, domestic violence misdemeanors, and other gross misdemeanors. More information is at co.chelan.wa.us.
District Court records are public. You can find them through the statewide Washington Courts case search. Results show party names, charges, case status, and hearing dates. For document copies, contact the court directly or work through the clerk's office.
Chelan County Digital Archives
Washington State Digital Archives maintains historical Chelan County court records. You can search those archived records at digitalarchives.wa.gov. This is useful for older cases that may not appear in the current online court portals.
The screenshot below shows the Chelan County Digital Archives collection, which holds older court records not accessible through standard current portals:
For current cases, use the statewide case search or contact the Chelan County Clerk directly. The digital archives are best suited for historical research on older matters.
Wenatchee Police Department Records
The Wenatchee Police Department at 140 S Mission Street, phone (509) 664-6380, maintains arrest records, incident reports, and collision reports for events within city limits. Police records are not the same as court records. An arrest report documents the incident. Court records track what happened after charges were filed.
Washington's Public Records Act under RCW Chapter 42.56 gives the public the right to inspect and copy most government records. Some portions may be redacted. Submit a public records request through the Wenatchee Police Department to obtain copies of specific incident reports.
WSP Criminal History and WATCH
The Washington State Patrol runs WATCH, a web-based name and date of birth background check system. WATCH pulls conviction history from the WSP central repository at wsp.wa.gov. It covers Washington State criminal convictions, adverse findings, and arrests less than one year old without a disposition.
WATCH costs $11 per search. You enter the person's exact name and date of birth. Within seconds you get a result, either no record, no match, a candidate list, or a full RAP sheet. For Wenatchee residents, WATCH is the fastest way to get a complete conviction history without calling each court separately.
Mail-in requests cost $32 by name and date of birth. Fingerprint-based searches cost $58 and are more precise when name-only searches return multiple candidates. The WSP office is at 106 11th Ave SW, Suite 1300, Olympia, WA 98501.
Sex Offender Registry and DOC Inmates
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs runs the statewide sex offender registry at waspc.org. The Chelan County Sheriff handles local registrations for Wenatchee. Level II and Level III offenders are listed publicly at www.wasor.org. Level I offenders are not on the public website. You can also search the national registry at www.nsopw.gov.
For state prison inmates, the Department of Corrections has a public search at doc.wa.gov. You can search by name or DOC number. The DOC handles public records requests through its Public Disclosure Unit at (360) 725-8213.
Chelan County Criminal Records
Wenatchee is in Chelan County, and all state-level misdemeanor and felony cases run through Chelan County courts. The county page has more detail on court locations, clerk contact information, and how to access county-level criminal records.
Nearby Cities
Moses Lake is the closest qualifying city to Wenatchee with its own criminal records page.