Sanborn Police Department

04/22/2026

The Sanborn golf cart ordinance has been update. Operation on city streets is NOW permitted with conditions. Please see below. If anyone has any questions, please contact the Police Department.

03/27/2026

A new scam that is going around.

Receive a message like this? It’s a scam, don’t respond.

03/03/2026

The Sanborn Police Department was recently made aware of a new scam. A resident was contacted by phone telling them they missed a jury summons and there is now a warrant for their arrest. The resident was told that $3000 was required to satisfy the warrant. The victim lost a total of $1000. The scammers asked the victim to go to Kwik Star and transfer the money using a Bit Coin transfer.

Always remember that a legitimate CIty/County Governments do not accept gift cards or Bit Coin as payment options.

If you receive any correspondence reference a potential scam, please contact your local police department before sending any money.

01/23/2026

Please do not get out today if you do not have to.

11/03/2025

A friendly reminder, Sanborn's winter parking ordinance has gone into effect November 1st through March 31. Parking is not permitted for snow removal between 2-6 am.

69.13 SNOW REMOVAL.
No person shall park or permit to be parked a vehicle, including non-self-propelled vehicles, on any street from November 1 through March 31 of the following year between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of each day until the snow removal operations have been completed and the snow has been plowed from said street, alley, or parking area, except that this provision shall not apply to vehicles parked immediately adjacent upon the place of employment of the operator thereof, and said operator is then engaged in such employment and except disabled vehicles and emergency vehicles.
(Code of Iowa, 321.236[1], [1a], and Sec. 321.358[14])

08/30/2025

Congratulations to Robert Sigafus. He finished his grueling 16 week academy on Aug 22nd and began his first shift on the 25th.

06/17/2025

A friendly reminder, the fireworks ordinance has changed since last year. Fireworks may now be used on July 1st through July 7th, 9am to 10pm. 11pm on the 4th, and on Dec 28 through Jan 1, 9am to 10pm, and 12:30 on the 1st.

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sanbornia/latest/sanborn_ia/0-0-0-991 .14

If anyone has any questions, please contact the Police department or City Hall.

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05/06/2025

Active shooter and EMS response training at the Sanborn Christian School. Very educational and fun. Thanks to all who volunteered.

02/25/2025

It has come to our attention that an old scam is still going around. A resident of Sanborn was contacted about her grandson being in an accident and it is trouble. The "officials" requested $10,000 cash for bond through a bondsman. These scammers are now doing some research and finding names and locations to bolster their stories to make them more believable. If you receive one of these calls, confirm the information through family or police.

Thankfully, this was recognized by a local bank and the transaction was not sent out. These scammers are getting more sophisticated and harder to recognize.

Please remember to verify if confronted, never send cash through mail or messenger service, and payment with gift cards is favored by scammers because as soon as the money on the card is sent (often overseas), it is impossible to get back.

If you receive a similar call or have questions about legitimacy, please notify the Police Department.

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12/18/2024

NEW SCAM ALERT

A new scam is going around, if you receive a gift in the mail from an anonymous person, unnamed relative etc with a QR code to scan to see who it's from, DO NOT SCAN IT. This will give the scammer full control of you phone and it's data.