The purpose of this page is to share breaking news and alerts for accidents, fires, crimes, weather, public interest stories (locally, regionally, or globally), and community events in and around Polk County. We are not affiliated with the Polk County Government, Sheriff's Office, Local Police or Fire Departments. The Polk County Wisconsin Scanner Rules and Regulations:
The goal of PCWS is to provide important information to the citizens of Polk County Wisconsin, based on public scanner traffic, as well as public interest stories and community events. We reserve the right to post what we feel is relevant or newsworthy, as well as delete any offensive comments or images. Please keep in mind that we are volunteers that have families and jobs and that this page is not monitored 24/7. We will only post information that we hear and can be confirmed. We ask that you refrain from posting incidents. If you have an incident that you feel needs to be posted please message us through the page. There are certain things that we do not post such as medical calls, photos of accident victims and information regarding deceased persons. DO NOT USE PROFANITY.
2. DO NOT POST NAMES, AGE, PHYSICAL ADDRESSES OR VEHICLE DESCRIPTIONS.
3. Do not post comments that are meant to intimidate or threaten others.
4. Please refrain from making comments while we are covering a call. We ask that you wait until we show all units clear then make your comments.
5. If you have any pictures please send them to us through our page.
6. Do not post assumptions or rumors as to what may have happened or who did what.
7. DO not make posts that make remarks about harming anyone. This includes both verbal and physical harm. Those posts or comments will screen shot and forwarded to the proper authorities. Failure to follow these rules will result in your comment being deleted and could result in you being banned from the page. We strongly encourage page interaction but we ask that you follow these simple rules. SUPPORT & ADVERTISING
Patreon.com
The Polk County Scanner invites you to support our efforts by becoming a Patreon at https://patreon.com/polkcountywiscanner. This is completely optional, but supports our efforts to keep our scanner feed live and continue to upgrade our equipment. A scanner feed requires a dedicated computer & scanner, as well as fast and reliable internet access at all times. Amazon.com
The Polk County Scanner has become an Amazon Affiliate to help pay for upgrades. You may see Amazon links to products from time to time on our feed. Know that by clicking those links, any purchase you might make on Amazon.com through that link will earn us a small commission, which we will use to keep our scanner feed live and continue to upgrade our equipment.
