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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 of a catalytic convertor from a vehicle. The theft occurred between December 15, 2020 and […]

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 card was used at the Short Stop gas station, 8207 South Port Drive, Manhattan, […]

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 Office, Riley County Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the area.  Upon Officers arrival it […]

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 had almost ran over construction workers.  Deputies in the area were alerted to […]

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 have an officer come to a Pottawatomie County […]

Press Release for October 1st, 2020

On Wednesday September 30, 2020, at 9:54 p.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a single vehicle roll-over injury accident on Elm Slough Road, just East of Vineyard road, in rural St. George, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.  Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies along with St. George Firefighters and Pottawatomie County EMS responded to […]

Press Release for August 16th, 2020

On August 16, 2020, at approximately 12:44am, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Hwy 63, to the area north of the north junction with Hwy 16, in rural Havensville Kansas, for a single vehicle roll-over accident where both occupants had been ejected from the vehicle. Upon Deputies arrival on scene they located two individuals […]

Press Release for July 21st, 2020

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three burglaries to new home construction sites in the Green Valley area, rural Manhattan. Several Dewalt cordless handheld tool were taken in these burglaries, an estimated total loss in these three burglaries is in excess of $4,000 dollars. The burglaries took place between July 17 and July 21, […]

Press Release for July 2nd, 2020

On Wednesday July 1, 2020, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of the theft of a White 2010 Escape 15′ bumper type hitch Camper.  The camper was stolen from the storage yard of Blackjack Road Self Storage, located at 3755 Blackjack Rd., in St. George, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.  The theft occurred approximately […]

Press Release for July 1st, 2020

On Monday June 22, 2020, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a stolen black 1999 Honda 4trex ATV , from a field entrance on Crystal Springs road just East of Highway 63, in rural Emmett, Ks.  The theft would have occurred sometime between the evening hours of June 21 and the […]