Missing Juvenile

by | Apr 11, 2020 | Press Release

                  The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating Makayla Sommer Baruth, a seventeen year-old white female who was last seen leaving her residence in rural Wamego,...

Community Donation

by | Apr 10, 2020 | Press Release

We are extremely grateful to the many people who have donated homemade masks like the one Patrol Captain Schmidt is wearing as an extra layer of protection if needed. We’d like to thank Linda Asbury, Karen White, Brenda Brazzle and the Piecemaker’s Group...

Administrative Services Impacted Due to COVID-19

by | Mar 17, 2020 | Press Release

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is implementing protective measures for the protection of the employees and citizens in response to COVID-19. The Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure the citizens of Pottawatomie County that their safety and security...

Press Release for March 4th, 2020

by | Mar 4, 2020 | Press Release

On February 25, 2020, at about 830am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted to a break-in in the 8000 block of East Highway 24, Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Kansas at the Brooks Yamaha business. Investigation revealed that unknown person(s) made entry...

Press Release for February 26th, 2020

by | Feb 26, 2020 | Press Release

On Sunday, February 22, 2020, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Oregon Trail Park, located in the 23000 block of Oregon Trail Road, rural St. Marys, Kansas, for a report of a possible arson and criminal damage to property.  Unknown...