Press Release January 12, 2022
On January 12, 2022, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8000 block of East U.S. Highway 24 Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, for a past theft of a utility trailer. The trailer is described as a silver in color 14' single axle Aluma Utility Trailer...
One Pill Can Kill
This morning the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert to warn the American public of the alarming increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and meth. These counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, and...
Press Release for July 25th, 2021
On July 20, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11000 block of Legion Drive, St. George, Pottawatomie County, Kansas for a past theft of a camper. The camper was stolen sometime between June 25, 2021 and July 20, 2021. The camper is...
Press Release for July 23rd, 2021
On Thursday July 22, 2021, at 12:54pm, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a person reporting they had been stabbed and they were driving on Westmoreland Road near Cree Road heading to Westmoreland, Kansas. First responders located the...
Press Release for July 7th, 2021
On Sunday, July 4, 2021, at 12:06am, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call in reference to shots being fired into an occupied vehicle on Highway 24 near Bluebird Road, just west of Wamego. Deputies arrived on scene and determined that...
Press Release for August 30th, 2021
On Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at about 1:15pm, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a homeowner about a person being in one of their outbuildings in the 19000 block of Lincoln Road in rural Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. Sheriff’s Deputies...
Road Advisory – Hwy 24 & Crown C Circle
Beginning Tuesday, May 4th Highway 24 will be reduced to one lane in either direction from South Port Drive to Scottie Lane. Traffic will be shifted to the right lanes and this work zone will have a reduced speed limit of 45 MPH. This phase of the project will install...
Missing Person – April 23rd, 2021
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating Rachael Dawn Stevens, a forty year-old white female who is a resident of Westmoreland, Kansas. She was last believed to be in the Havensville, Kansas area in the early morning hours...
Press Release for March 23rd, 2021
On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 5:50am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in progress at the Short Stop convenience store, 101 South Highway 99 in Westmoreland. Detectives were able to identify both subjects involved...
Press Release for March 22nd, 2021
On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 5:50am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in progress at the Short Stop convenience store, 101 South Highway 99 in Westmoreland. Deputies arriving on scene learned that an individual...
Press Release for March 17th, 2021
On Monday March 15, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4600 block of K-99 Highway rural Wamego, for a reported theft of a white 2001 GMC G2500 van with an attached silver in color 2008 Titan 18’ flatbed dove tailed trailer containing a...
Pottawatomie County Opens Warming Stations
February 16, 2021 The Pottawatomie County Emergency Operations Center, along with other area partners, met this morning to discuss the continuing frigid temperatures, re-instated Phase III for the power grid causing rolling power outages of around 2 hours, and other...
Press Release for February 8th, 2021
On Friday February 5, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to Kansas Hardwoods located in the 22000 block of Highway 24 Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, for a theft report. Kansas Hardwoods reported that unknown person(s) stole numerous...
Press Release for February 2nd, 2021
On January 26, 2021, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Westmoreland CO-OP, 203 Highway 99, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas for a report of a burglary and theft. Deputies determined that an unknown person, or persons had forced entry...
Planned Maintenance – Feb 2nd, 2021
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office 911 telephone system will be undergoing some maintenance on Tuesday February 2, 2021, between the hours of 11:00 am until 1:00 p.m. During this outage 911 calls will be automatically directed to the Jackson County Sheriff’s...
Press Release for December 28th, 2020
On Tuesday December 28, 2020, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office took two theft reports of catalytic convertors from different locations. The first report was taken from Frieling Auto Sales, 7846 E. Highway 24 Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas for the theft...
Press Release for December 7th, 2020
On November 27, 2020, The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9700 block of Lavender Lane, Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas for a vehicle burglary. Several items were removed from the vehicle to include the victim’s debit card. The stolen debit...
Press Release for November 19th, 2020
On Thursday November 19, 2020, at 7:36 a.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office received information of a possible active shooter at a business in the 8200 block of Southport Drive, Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's...
Press Release for November 5th, 2020
On Thursday November 5, 2020, at 11:42 a.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a individual that was working on the Belvue bridge, on Schoeman road, rural Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. The individual reported that a black Honda...
Finger Printing and Vehicle Inspections
At this time we will NOT be accepting any Finger Prints or Vehicle Inspections (VIN Inspections) at our main office in Westmoreland until further notice. --Any VIN Inspections can be performed by one of our officers on the road. If you have any questions or need to...
