This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 448 law enforcement agencies employing 9,667 sworn police officers, about 185 for each 100,000 residents.
State agencies
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Minnesota Department of Corrections
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is a state law enforcement agency of Minnesota that operates prisons. Its headquarters is in St. Paul.
As of 2010, the state of Minnesota does not contract with private prisons. The first and only private ...
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or Minnesota DNR, is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, recre ...
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Law Enforcement Division
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Minnesota Department of Public Safety
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is a department of the State of Minnesota in the United States. DPS is an enforcement, licensing and services agency that develops and operates programs in the areas of law enforcement, traffic safe ...
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Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is a statewide criminal investigative bureau under the Minnesota Department of Public Safety that provides expert forensic science and criminal investigation services throughout the state of ...
Minnesota State Fire MarshalMinnesota Alcohol Gambling Enforcement Division**
Minnesota State Patrol
The Minnesota State Patrol is the primary state patrol agency for Minnesota and serves as the de facto state police for the state. While Minnesota State Patrol troopers have full powers of arrest throughout the state, their primary function is traf ...
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Capitol Security*
Minnesota Department of Commerce
The Minnesota Department of Commerce is the governmental agency in the U.S. State of Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most popu ...
Fraud Bureau*
Minnesota National Guard
The Minnesota National Guard is a state-based military force of more than 13,000 soldiers and airmen, serving in 61 communities across the state. Operated in the U.S. state of Minnesota, it is reserve component of the National Guard.
The Cons ...
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Dept. of Military Affairs Security Police
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Military Police
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34th Military Police Company*
257th Military Police Company**
Security Forces
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148th Security Forces Squadron*
133rd Security Forces Squadron**
Phoenix Raven Team
County agencies
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Aitkin County Sheriff's Office
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Anoka County Sheriff's Office
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff's office of Anoka County, Minnesota, in the United States. The ACSO is the 4th largest county in the State of Minnesota. It currently serves at least 400,000 residents and is headquartered in Ando ...
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Becker County Sheriff's Office
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Beltrami County Sheriff's Office
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Benton County Sheriff's Office
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Big Stone County Sheriff's Office
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Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office
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Brown County Sheriff's Office
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Carlton County Sheriff's Office
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Carver County Sheriff's Office
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Cass County Sheriff's Office
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Chippewa County Sheriff's Office
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Chisago County Sheriff's Office
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Clay County Sheriff's Office
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Clearwater County Sheriff's Office
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Cook County Sheriff's Office
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Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office
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Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office
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Dakota County Sheriff's Office
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Dodge County Sheriff's Office
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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Faribault County Sheriff's Office
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Fillmore County Sheriff's Office
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Freeborn County Sheriff's Office
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Goodhue County Sheriff's Office
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Grant County Sheriff's Office
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Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the sheriff's office for Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. HCSO's main offices are in Minneapolis City Hall in the county seat of Minneapolis.
The office manages the county jail, patr ...
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Houston County Sheriff's Office
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Hubbard County Sheriff's Office
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Isanti County Sheriff's Office
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Itasca County Sheriff's Office
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Jackson County Sheriff's Office
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Kanabec County Sheriff's Office
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Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office Kandiyohi can refer to a location in the United States:
* Kandiyohi, Minnesota, a small city
* Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
* Kandiyohi Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
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Kittson County Sheriff's Office
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Koochiching County Sheriff's Office
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Lac Qui Parle County Sheriff's Office
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Lake County Sheriff's Office
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Lake of the Woods County Sheriff's Office
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Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office
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Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
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Lyon County Sheriff's Office
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Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office
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Marshall County Sheriff's Office
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Martin County Sheriff's Office
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McLeod County Sheriff's Office
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Meeker County Sheriff's Office
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Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office
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Morrison County Sheriff's Office
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Mower County Sheriff's Office
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Murray County Sheriff's Office
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Nicollet County Sheriff's Office
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Nobles County Sheriff's Office
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Norman County Sheriff's Office
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Olmsted County Sheriff's Office
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Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office
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Pennington County Sheriff's Office
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Pine County Sheriff's Office
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Pipestone County Sheriff's Office
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Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Pope County Sheriff's Office
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Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
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Red Lake County Sheriff's Office
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Redwood County Sheriff's Office
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Renville County Sheriff's Office
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Rice County Sheriff's Office
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Rock County Sheriff's Office
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Roseau County Sheriff's Office
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Saint Louis County Sheriff's Office
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Scott County Sheriff's Office
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Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
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Sibley County Sheriff's Office
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Stearns County Sheriff's Office
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Steele County Sheriff's Office
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Stevens County Sheriff's Office
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Swift County Sheriff's Office
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Todd County Sheriff's Office
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Traverse County Sheriff's Office
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Wabasha County Sheriff's Office
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Wadena County Sheriff's Office
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Waseca County Sheriff's Office
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Washington County Sheriff's Office
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Watonwan County Sheriff's Office
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Wilkin County Sheriff's Office
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Winona County Sheriff's Office
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Wright County Sheriff's Office
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Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office
City agencies
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Ada Police Department
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Adrian Police Department
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Aitkin Police Department
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Akeley Police Department
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Albany Police Department
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Albert Lea Police Department
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Alexandria Police Department
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 155,810 people within of jurisdiction within Alexandria, Virginia. The APD has been internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enf ...
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Annandale Police Department
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Anoka Police Department
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Apple Valley Police Department
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Appleton Police Department
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Arlington-Green Isle Police Department
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Atwater Police Department
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Austin Police Department
Austin Police Department (APD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving Austin, Texas. As of Fiscal Year 2022, the agency had an annual budget of $443.1 million and employed around 2,484 personnel, including approximately 1,809 officers. T ...
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Avon Police Department
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Babbitt Police Department
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Bagley Police Department
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Barnesville Police Department
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Battle Lake Police Department
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Baudette Police Department
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Baxter Police Department
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Bayport Police Department
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Becker Police Department
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Belgrade Police Department
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Belle Plaine Police Department
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Bemidji Police Department
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Benson Police Department
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Big Lake Police Department
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Bird Island Police Department
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Biwabik Police Department
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Blaine Police Department
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Blooming Prairie Police Department
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Bloomington Police Department
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Blue Earth Police Department
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Bovey Police Department
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Boyd Police Department
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Braham Police Department
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Brainerd Police Department
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Breckenridge Police Department
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Breezy Point Police Department
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Brooklyn Center Police Department
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Brooklyn Park Police Department
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Brownton Police Department
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Buffalo Police Department
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The Buffalo Police are headquartered at the City ...
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Buffalo Lake Police Department
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Buhl Police Department
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Burnsville Police Department
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Caledonia Police Department
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Cambridge Police Department
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Canby Police Department
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Cannon Falls Police Department
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Callaway Police Department
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Champlin Police Department
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Chaska Police Department
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Chatfield Police Department
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Chisago City Police Department
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Chisholm Police Department
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Circle Pines Police Department
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Clara City Police Department
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Clarkfield Police Department
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Clearbrook Police Department
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Cloquet Police Department
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Cold Spring Richmond Police Department
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Coleraine Police Department
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Columbia Heights Police Department
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Coon Rapids Police Department
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Corcoran Police Department
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Cottage Grove Police Department
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Crookston Police Department
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Crosby Police Department
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Crosslake Police Department
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Crystal Police Department
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Cuyuna Police Department
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Dawson Police Department
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Deephaven Police Department
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Deer River Police Department
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Deerwood Police Department
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Detroit Lakes Police Department
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Dilworth Police Department
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Duluth Police Department
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Dundas Police Department
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Eagan Police Department
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Eagle Lake Police Department
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East Grand Forks Police Department
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Echo Police Department
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Eden Prairie Police Department
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Edina Police Department
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Elbow Lake Police Department
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Elk River Police Department
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Elko New Market Police Department
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Ely Police Department
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Emily Police Department
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Eveleth Police Department
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Fairmont Police Department
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Faribault Police Department
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Farmington Police Department
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Fergus Falls Police Department
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Fisher Police Department
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Foley Police Department
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Forest Lake Police Department
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Fosston Police Department
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Frazee Police Department
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Fridley Police Department
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Fulda Police Department
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Gaylord Police Department
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Gibbon Police Department
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Gilbert Police Department
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Glencoe Police Department
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Glenwood Police Department
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Goodhue Police Department
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Goodview Police Department
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Grand Marais Police Department
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Grand Rapids Police Department
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History
19th century
Prior to the founding of the police department, the city used contracted indivi ...
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Granite Falls Police Department
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Hackensack Police Department
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It may also refer to:
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Hallock Police Department
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Hancock Police Department Hancock may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
* Hancock, Maine
* Hancock, Maryland
* Hancock, Massachusetts
* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
* Hancock, Missouri
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Hastings Police Department
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Hawley Police Department
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Hector Police Department
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Henderson Police Department
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Hendricks Police Department
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Henning Police Department
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Hermantown Police Department
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Hibbing Police Department
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Hill City Police Department
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Hokah Police Department
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Hopkins Police Department
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Houston Police Department
The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest ...
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Howard Lake Police Department
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Hoyt Lakes Police Department
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Hutchinson Police Department
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International Falls Police Department
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Inver Grove Heights Police Department
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Isle Police Department
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Ivanhoe Police Department
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Jackson Police Department
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People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
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* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
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Janesville Police Department
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Jordan Police Department
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Kasson Police Department
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Keewatin Police Department
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La Crescent Police Department
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Lake Benton Police Department
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Lake City Police Department
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Lake Park Police Department
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Lake Crystal Police Department
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Lakefield Police Department
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Lakeville Police Department
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Lamberton Police Department
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Le Center Police Department
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Le Sueur Police Department
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Lester Prairie Police Department
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Lewiston Police Department
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Lindstrom Police Department
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Lino Lakes Police Department
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Litchfield Police Department
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Little Falls Police Department
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Long Prairie Police Department
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Lonsdale Police Department
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Madelia Police Department
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Madison Police Department
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Madison Lake Police Department
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Maple Grove Police Department
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Mapleton Police Department
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Maplewood Police Department Maplewood may refer to:
;Cities, towns, etc.
* Maplewood, Indiana
* Maplewood, Minnesota
* Maplewood, Missouri
* Maplewood, New Jersey
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Medina Police Department
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Melrose Police Department Melrose may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
* Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery
** Melrose RFC, rugby club
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Menahga Police Department
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Mendota Heights Police Department
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Milaca Police Department
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Mille Lacs Band Police Department
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Minneapolis Police Department
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is also the largest police department in Minnesota. Formed in 1867, it is the second-oldest police department in Minnesot ...
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Minneota Police Department
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Minnetonka Police Department
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Minnetrista Police Department
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Montevideo Police Department
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Montgomery Police Department
Montgomery refers to:
People
For people with the name Montgomery, see Montgomery (name)
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* Montgomery Square, Brussels
* Montgomery metro station, Brussels
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Moorhead Police Department
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Moose Lake Police Department
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Mora Police Department
Mora may refer to:
People
* Mora (surname)
Places Sweden
* Mora, Säter, Sweden
* Mora, Sweden, the seat of Mora Municipality
* Mora Municipality, Sweden
United States
* Mora, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
* Mora, Minnesota, a city
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Morgan Police Department
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Morris Police Department
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Mound Police Department
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Mounds View Police Department
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Mountain Lake Police Department
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Nashwauk Police Department
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Nett Lake Police Department
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New Brighton Police Department
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New Hope Police Department
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New Prague Police Department
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New Richland Police Department
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New Ulm Police Department
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New York Mills Police Department
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Newport Police Department
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North Branch Police Department
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North Mankato Police Department
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North St Paul Police Department
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Northfield Police Department
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Oakdale Police Department
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Olivia Police Department
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Ortonville Police Department
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Osakis Police Department
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Osseo Police Department
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Owatonna Police Department
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Park Rapids Police Department
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Parkers Prairie Police Department
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Paynesville Police Department
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Pelican Rapids Police Department
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Pequot Lake Police Department
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Perham Police Department
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Pierz Police Department
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Pine River Police Department
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Plainview Police Department
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Plymouth Police Department
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Preston Police Department
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Princeton Police Department
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Prior Lake Police Department
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Proctor Police Department
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Ramsey Police Department
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* Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England
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Red Wing Police Department
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Redwood Falls Police Department
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Renville Police Department
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Richfield Police Department
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Robbinsdale Police Department
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Rochester Police Department
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Rogers Police Department Rogers may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Rogers Pass (British Columbia)
*Rogers Island (Nunavut)
United States
* Rogers, Arkansas, a city
* Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement
* Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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Roseau Police Department
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Rosemount Police Department
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Roseville Police Department
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Rushford Police Department
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Sartell Police Department
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Sauk Centre Police Department
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Sauk Rapids Police Department
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Savage Police Department
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Sebeka Police Department
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Shakopee Police Department
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Sherburn Police Department
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Silver Bay Police Department
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Silver Lake Police Department
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Slayton Police Department
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Sleepy Eye Police Department
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South Lake Minnetonka Police Department
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Spring Grove Police Department
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Spring Lake Park Police Department
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Springfield Police Department
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St. Anthony Police Department
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St. Charles Police Department
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St. Cloud Police Department
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St. Francis Police Department
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St. James Police Department
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St. Joseph Police Department
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St. Louis Park Police Department
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St. Paul Police Department
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St. Paul Park Police Department
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Staples Police Department
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Starbuck Police Department
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Stewart Police Department
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Stillwater Police Department
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Thief River Falls Police Department
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Tracy Police Department
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Truman Police Department
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Twin Valley Police Department
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Two Harbors Police Department
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Tyler Police Department
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Virginia Police Department
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Wabasha Police Department
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Wadena Police Department
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Waite Park Police Department
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Walker Police Department
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Warren Police Department
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Warroad Police Department
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Waseca Police Department
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Waterville Police Department
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Watkins Police Department
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Wayzata Police Department
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Wells Police Department
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West Concord Police Department
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West St Paul Police Department
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Westbrook Police Department
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Wheaton Police Department
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White Bear Lake Police Department
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Willmar Police Department
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Windom Police Department
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Winnebago Police Department
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Winona Police Department
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Winsted Police Department
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Winthrop Police Department
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Woodbury Police Department
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Worthington Police Department
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Wyoming Police Department
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Zumbrota Police Department
Township agencies
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Breitung Police Department
Other agencies
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Leech Lake Tribal Police Department
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Lower Sioux Tribal Police Department
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Prairie Island Tribal Police Department
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Red Lake Tribal Police Department
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White Earth Tribal Police Department
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Metropolitan Transit Police Department
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Minneapolis Park Police Department
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Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport Police Department
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Office of the United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota
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Three Rivers Park District Police Department
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University of Minnesota Police Department
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University of Minnesota Duluth Police Department
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Upper Sioux Community Police Department
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
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United States Federal Reserve Police
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
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United States Federal Protective Service Police
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Department of Defense Police
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