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On the 22nd of December 2016 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to Walmart at 101 E Bluemont AVE, Manhattan KS. It was reported that on the 21st of December a white male purchased a flat screen TV using five fake $100 bills. The bills are marked “For Motion Picture Use Only”. We have been […]

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has taken up 4 cows with calves and 1 bull. Call to identify 785-457-3353.  Found in the Fostoria Area. Greg Riat Sheriff

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify the person or persons involved in the damaging of property during the evening or overnight hours of Friday, November 4th, 2016. The Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of damage to road signs, mailboxes, and a unoccupied mobile home, northeast of Louisville. Sheriff’s Deputies located […]

On November 16th, 2016, after 6:00 p.m. Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an unresponsive male in a pickup truck. The location given was near the area West of Military Trail Rd, and Limerick Lane. Sheriff Deputies responded to this area and did locate the male who was determined to be deceased. […]

On August 11th, 2016 at about 2:38 p.m. Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a report of an unwanted subject at the address of 717 Leonard Street in Onaga. The caller reported that another person inside the residence at 717 Leonard had been threatened with a gun. Sheriff Deputies and the Onaga Police responded to the area. The […]

On the evening of August 8, 2016, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 9380 Broderick Rd. in rural Wamego, Kansas.  The search warrant was in regards to the investigation of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs believed to be in the home.  As a result of this search warrant an unspecified quantity of methamphetamine and marijuana […]

On August 4th, at about 11:30 a.m. Kansas Wildlife and Parks Officer and a Pottawatomie County Deputy Sheriff were investigating a disturbance in the River Pond area of Tuttle Creek when an individual they were talking to ran from them. The individual went into the water and swam in the River Pond, in an attempt […]

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary and theft to a construction site in the area of Grantham Dr. and Alayna Rd in rural St. George. The victim reports that sometime between the evening hours of Sunday, July 31st, and the evening hours of Monday, August 1st, unknown person or persons entered the […]

On Monday, July 25th at about 9:17 p.m. Pottawatomie County Dispatch received a report of a motor vehicle accident with injury on Elm Slough Road, West of Salzer Road. The accident was a one vehicle roll-over, involving a 2007 Ford Pickup. The vehicle had been East bound on Elm Slough Road when it left the […]

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary to a storage unit located at 8845 Highway 24, Manhattan KS. A 2008 Harley Davidson Motorcycle was stolen from the storage unit. The motorcycle is a black 2008 Harley Davidson Super Glide. No keys were present for the motorcycle and the battery had been removed by […]