How to Remove a BustedNewspaper Record

BustedNewspaper.com has a remove a listing form that asks for court documentation. Here is what it asks for, and where search suppression fits.

Researched: October 2026

Quick overview

  • The remove a listing form asks for legal documentation of expunged, dismissed, nol prossed, not guilty or sealed. An attorney letter is accepted.
  • The form requires a name, email, a phone number for a verification callback, the bustednewspaper.com URL, a reason and a supporting file of up to 3 MB.
  • The form says verifying a request and removing a listing may take up to 5-10 days.
  • The About page says that when a sealed or expunged record is brought to its attention, it makes every effort to remove the information. General inquiries go to [email protected].

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What BustedNewspaper says about its records

Its About page describes a database of current and former county jail inmates, arrest records, mugshots, charges, bookings and offense dates. It says that when a record that should have been sealed or expunged is brought to its attention, it makes every effort to remove the information.

The disclaimer says the information and photos were collected from the websites of County Sheriff's Offices or Clerks of Courts. It says the people featured may not have been convicted of the charges listed and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

It also says the site does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of its content and is not a consumer reporting agency.

The remove a listing form

The form's instructions say to attach legal documentation of expunged, dismissed, nol prossed, not guilty or sealed. A letter from your attorney documenting the same will be accepted.

The form has these fields:

  • Name, Email and Phone (verification callback). All three are required.
  • Post URL to be Removed. Required, and it must be from bustednewspaper.com.
  • Message. Optional.
  • Reason. Required, chosen from a dropdown.
  • Supporting documentation. Required. Files can be doc, docx, pdf, png, jpg, jpeg, tif or tiff, up to 3 MB.

Before sending, the form asks you to tick that verifying the validity of your request and removing your listing may take up to 5-10 days, and to complete a reCAPTCHA.

How to submit a request

The Contact page also lists [email protected] for all inquiries.

  1. 1

    Copy the listing URL

    It must be from bustednewspaper.com.

  2. 2

    Gather the documentation

    Legal documentation of expunged, dismissed, nol prossed, not guilty or sealed, or an attorney letter documenting the same.

  3. 3

    Fill in the form

    Name, email, a phone number for the verification callback, the URL, a reason from the dropdown, and an optional message.

  4. 4

    Upload and send

    Upload the file, tick the 5-10 days acknowledgment, complete the reCAPTCHA and press Send.

Notice: A name showing up on a mugshot site like this one often shows up elsewhere too. You can run a free scan to see what else turns up.

If the record stays

The same arrest can be listed on other sites, and a removal on BustedNewspaper.com doesn't change those.

Search suppression moves a record that stays published down in search results, and Google De-indexing applies where a page is eligible. We tell you which situation you're in before any work begins.

Common questions

Where is the removal form?

BustedNewspaper.com has a page called remove a listing. Its instructions say to fill out the form and attach legal documentation of expunged, dismissed, nol prossed, not guilty or sealed. A letter from your attorney documenting the same will be accepted.

What does the form ask for?

Name, email and a phone number for a verification callback are required. It also asks for the post URL to be removed, which must be from bustednewspaper.com, a reason chosen from a dropdown, and a supporting document. A message field is optional.

Which files can I upload?

The form accepts doc, docx, pdf, png, jpg, jpeg, tif and tiff files, with a maximum size of 3 MB.

How long does it take?

The form has a box to acknowledge that verifying the validity of your request and removing your listing may take up to 5-10 days.

Is there an email contact?

The Contact page says to send a message through its form or direct all inquiries to [email protected].

What does BustedNewspaper say about the accuracy of its records?

Its disclaimer says the information and photos were collected from the websites of County Sheriff's Offices or Clerks of Courts. It says the people featured may not have been convicted of the charges listed and are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that it does not guarantee accuracy or timeliness.

Do I pay if the record isn't removed?

Our removal services are no-removal, no-fee: you're invoiced only once we achieve the removal defined in your Service Agreement. Search suppression is billed for the work performed.

Related

Listed on another mugshot site? See our Mugshots.com or Arrests.org guide, or the full Mugshot Removal service. Search suppression moves a record down, and Google De-indexing covers pages that shouldn't appear in Google at all.

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