The Polk County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning about a new scam targeting families of people recently in the Polk ...

A Des Moines man is pleading guilty to manslaughter for allegedly causing a fatal injury two years ago to a fellow detainee at the Polk County Jail in a ... Lt. Mark Chance, a spokesperson for ...

POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S LIEUTENANT MARK CHANCE SAYS THE LATEST SCAM IS TARGETING VULNERABLE FAMILIES. THEY HAVE A LOVED ONE IN JAIL, SO THE SCAMMER COLLECTS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON JAIL WEBSITES.