Poteau Police Department

Today (Saturday April 24th) from 11 to 1pm we will have a prescription drug take back located in front of our Department. Volunteers are present to answer questions, give information and lock boxes, and take any unneeded prescription medications to be disposed of properly.

On Tuesday (April 20, 2021) at noon we will be testing the city's storm siren system. Please share

If you get a message from someone on Facebook (even a friend) that looks like this, it's a scam! Do NOT send them any money. There is no free federal grant. Let your friends know so they can change a password or report a fake profile.

There's heavy fog in our area this morning. Please remember to use your headlights. The automatic setting may not turn them on in the fog so please manually turn your headlights on. Remember it's not to help you see but to help others see you