The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office would like to make everyone aware of a scam involving the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments. People report receiving a phone call from 712-737-2280, which is our actual business phone number. The caller is claiming to be a Sioux County Sheriff’s Office employee, gives a fictitious name, … Read more

As a new school year is here, we thought it was a good time to give a quick reminder to parents who plan to post back-to-school social media pics of their favorite students. This year, Deputy Jessica Dorhout and McGrath put together a helpful photo-reminder to remind everyone to stay safe. -Remember, a photo of … Read more

Sioux County, meet McGrath, our first-ever certified Professional Therapy K9! McGrath’s trainer from C.A.R.E.S., Inc.: (Canine Assistance Rehabilitation & Education Services) of Concordia, KS, says he absolutely “loves to be loved” and we think that will be a fitting quality for his job description! McGrath has now joined his handler, Deputy Jessica Dorhout, and is … Read more

Recently, one of our citizens shared concerns with me about an app called “Saturn-Time Together.” After doing some research about this, I have come to the personal opinion that the Saturn app may be gaining popularity among high schoolers. It’s a scheduling app designed for students, but I think parents should be extra aware about … Read more

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office held a swearing-in ceremony for the new Sioux County Sheriff’s Deputies and a promotional ceremony for two new Lieutenants and two new Sergeants. Our three newest additions of Sheriff’s Deputies are Deputy Gage Klein, Deputy Jake Harmelink and Deputy Zachary McKee. Promoted to Lieutenant are Deputy Justin De Bruin and … Read more

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office would like to make you aware to be cautious of a summer “home improvement” scam that has been circulating around Sioux County and the surrounding area. In a recent incident in Sioux County, the suspect offered to paint a building on a farm property. The suspect then claimed to have … Read more

On Thursday, May 25, at 6:35 p.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigated a discharge of a firearm that occurred near a residence, one mile north of Sioux Center, IA. A homeowner on 371st Street reported that a bullet was shot through a window and struck a cabinet in the home. Several neighbors reported hearing … Read more

The Forensic Science class at the Boyden-Hull JR/SR High School recently participated in a Crime Scene Investigation activity. The Forensic Science teacher, Mr. Kent Zevenbergen, and the Sheriff’s Office SRO, Deputy Waylon Pollema facilitated this activity. The students were engaged and were ultimately successful in solving the crime by using several investigative themes and techniques. … Read more

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office is blessed to have some of the best law enforcement officers in Iowa. They put on their uniforms, gun belt, bullet proof vests, kiss … Read more

Avoiding Marketplace Scams Sioux County and area law enforcement have observed an uptick in scams being completed online using Facebook Marketplace and other online “swap” pages. The most common scam occurring involves the fraudster advertising an item or service, with a price that is “too good to be true.” The fraudster then engages the victim … Read more

*SCAM ALERT NOTICE* The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of two different scams making the rounds around Sioux County. -On this scam the person received a call from someone claiming to be with the Spirit Lake Police Department. The caller stated that the person on the phone had a warrant for their arrest … Read more

  Here is some information we wanted you to know about a scam referred to as “Distract and Dash,” that has been appearing around the state. Please share with your friends, family and younger shoppers as well to avoid becoming a victim. In these cases, law enforcement has received reports of a simple-but-effective theft/scam that … Read more

Sioux County citizens, I have some great updates happening at the sheriff’s office that I’d like to share with you. As you may know, I have been working on enhancing the services provided by the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office: ◦ One of the ways is that we want to further serve our schools is by … Read more

We are excited to introduce our newest K9 Rocky, a one-year-old German Shorthair Pointer from the Netherlands. K9 Rocky was purchased from I-80 K9 in Atlantic, Iowa, and is trained in narcotic, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin detection. Deputy Agustin Martinez will be his handler and the duo spent the last 10 days in Atlantic training … Read more

Our School Resource Officer, Deputy Waylon Pollema, along with the Unity Christian High School Law Class teacher, Ms. Kris Talsma, led an “Eye Witness” activity with the law classes. In the activity, an unknown person entered the classroom suspiciously, stole a computer and left some articles of evidence behind. The law students were then asked … Read more

The four freshman Physical Science classes from Western Christian High School participated in a crime scene activity October 24 – 28. The activity was facilitated by Physical Science teachers, Shawn DeStigter, Sarah Wilson and our School Resource Officer, Deputy Waylon Pollema. On the first day of the activity the students were given a scenario: acting as … Read more