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  • Polk County Sheriff's Office
  • 2309 Euclid Avenue
  • Des Moines, IA 50310
  • Admin Office: (515)286-3800
  • Patrol Division: (515)286-3306
  • Jail Division: (515)323-5400
  • PolkCounty.Sheriff@polkcountyiowa.gov
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Welcome to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office!
Sheriff McCarthy

The Office of Sheriff was instituted when the State of Iowa was granted Statehood in 1846. As the only elected law enforcement officer, the Office of Sheriff is unique in that the Sheriff is directly accountable to the people. The first Polk County Sheriff, Thomas Mitchell, took the Oath of Office on April 3, 1846. Our current Sheriff, Bill McCarthy, was elected by the Citizens of Polk County in November 2008, and took the Oath of Office on January 2, 2009.  Read Sheriff’s Bio


Mission Statement

The mission of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is to preserve the integrity of the law through proactive community involvement, promoting inmate diversion programs and maintaining secure custody of inmates. The Office will utilize advances in technology to detect and solve crimes, enhance public safety communications and above all else, effectively use all resources available to this Office to protect and serve the public.

Divisions & Facilities

Administration

The Administration Division provides a variety of management and support services for the entire Sheriff’s Office. Read More




Civil

The Civil Division is responsible for receiving, processing and serving civil and criminal court orders and legal documents. Read More




Jail

The Polk County Jail is a 325,000 square-feet facility that sits on 40 acres of land just north of Des Moines. The opening of the new facility allows the Sheriff’s Office to house all inmates in Polk County. Read More



Law Enforcement Services

The Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement services throughout Polk County. The Sheriff’s Office is the responsible agency for unincorporated Polk County, the cities of Alleman, Bondurant, Elkhart, Grimes, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers at Saylorville Lake and the Polk County Courthouse. Read More



Office of Planning and Development

The Office of Planning and Development is responsible for providing professional services internally. Read More



Office of Professional Standards

Citizens have the right to expect the Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services that are fair, effective and impartially applied. Email Professional Standards
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Addresses for Divisions & Facilities
Law Enforcement Services
6023 NE 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone: 515-286-3306 Map
Administration
2309 Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: 515-286-3800 Map
Jail
1985 NE 51st Place, Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone: 515-323-5400 Map
Civil
2309 Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: 515-286-3800 Map

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