Sheriff Timothy G. Moore welcomes you to the Polk County Sheriff's Department Web Page. 

Sheriff Moore was appointed to his position in December of 2005 by Governor Doyle, and took office January 1st, 2006.  In November 2006 he was elected Sheriff for a term ending January 1st, 2011. Sheriff Moore has served the citizens of Polk County for 25 years.  First as a police officer for the City of Amery, and then as a Sheriff's Deputy.  Sheriff Moore worked as a Patrol Deputy, a Patrol Sergeant, and as the Field Services Lieutenant until his appointment to Sheriff. The Polk County Sheriff's Department serves a population of 41,319 people (2000 census) and covers approximately 915 square miles.  The Sheriff's Department is the primary dispatch center for 12 village and City police departments, including the St. Croix Chippewa Tribal Police.  There are also 16 fire departments, and Seven full-time ambulance services that are serviced by our dispatch center.  Additionally, service providers such as State Conservation Wardens, Wisconsin State Patrol, National Park Service, and the Interstate Park Rangers utilize the dispatch center for assistance in performing their duties.

The Sheriff's Department is staffed with 75 full-time employees and several part-time staff needed to meet the service need of Polk County.  Each of the three main divisions, Field Services, Communications, and Corrections, are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of holidays.

The Sheriff's Department has a boat, a snowmobile, and all terrain vehicles capable of responding to any area of the county's vast terrain.

Our jail is a 160 bed facility, built on the "pod" system, that houses pre and post sentenced inmates.  In addition, our jail holds inmates for other local counties as a revenue-generating asset to Polk County.  The Jail also houses it's own laundry service and a full kitchen facility to provide meals to the jail population three times daily.  The jail contracts for a full-time nursing staff to meet the medical needs of inmates.  There is also a large group of jail volunteers who provide religious programs, educational classes, alcohol and drug education, family living, parenting skills, and one-on-one counseling.

The men and women of the Polk County Sheriff's Department are proud to serve the citizens of Polk County.  The department motto, chosen by it's employees, is Integrity, Honor, and Courage.