The Potter County Sheriff's Office  is headquartered in the county seat of Gettysburg, South Dakota, approximately 50 miles northeast of the state capitol of Pierre.  The western edge of our county borders the Oahe Reservoir (Missouri River) and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation (Dewey County).  Main highways through the county are US 212 and US 83.

Our jurisdiction covers over 800 square miles with a population of around 3,500. Our office assists the municipal police officers in the cities of Hoven and Gettysburg, and park rangers at Whitlock state recreation areas. We also are responsible for law enforcement services in other small towns that do not have their own officers, such as Tolstoy and Lebanon.

Spring and summer bring out-of-state walleye fishermen to the reservoir, and our riverside resorts and campgrounds swell with vacationers and summer residents.

The fall season brings pheasant and deer hunters from many states, as well as wheat, sunflower and corn harvesting crews.

We enjoy a relatively low crime rate and helpful citizens.

Sheriff Curtis Hamburger has been with Potter County as Sheriff since January 2011 and is currently a member of the SD Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War.

Gettysburg is also home to a State Trooper and a State Game & Fish Conservation Officer.

Information provided on this site is accurate as of the creation date of page and pertains to South Dakota Laws only.  Your home-state laws and procedures may differ.  Check with your own local police agencies for legislative changes to laws.