Overview

The Patrol Bureau includes all of the officers who:

• Watch over our City's neighborhoods day to day
• Respond to emergencies across the City

You may see us:

• On foot
• In a squad car
• Riding a bicycle or horse
• With a police dog

We focus on:

• Community policing
• Crime prevention
• Response to 911 calls

Each patrol officer is assigned to a specific precinct.

See a list of precincts

Special Operations & Intelligence Division

Our division consists of:

• Bomb squad
  • Responds to incidents and potential threats involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive devices
  • Conducts sweeps before major sporting events
  • Helps other area law enforcement agencies
• Crisis negotiators
  • Draw upon extensive training in crisis negotiating
  • Respond to scenes after an individual has created a public safety risk to themselves or others in the immediate area
• SWAT
  • Consists of highly-trained police officers
  • Uses special weapons and tactics to handle high-risk situations
• Mobile command
  • Uses advanced mobile technology truck
  • Responds to critical incidents and complex scenes
• Strategic Information Center (SIC)
  • Coordinates internal and external information-sharing about crimes and investigations

Mounted Patrol Unit

We use the size and ability of horses to help control crowds. Our unit is a highly visible part of the department. Our officers are fully-trained riders. 

We are a resource for the Minneapolis Police Department with:

• Crowd control
• Crime control
• Search and rescue
• Large animal rescue
• Community policing

Learn more about the Minneapolis Mounted Police Foundation

Canine Unit

Our canine unit serves Minneapolis and the surrounding community. We have specially-trained canines and handlers to make police work safer and more efficient.

Our canine teams are:

• Trained in patrol
• Narcotic detector-certified
• Explosive detector-certified
• Qualified tracking bloodhounds that are:
  • ATF-certified single-purpose explosive detector canines, or
  • Certified single-purpose narcotic detector canines

Learn more through the Minneapolis Police K9 Foundation