Clearwater County Sheriff's Office

Clearwater County Sheriff's Office enforces federal, state and local law across Clearwater County, Minnesota, working from the county courthouse in Bagley and describing its approach as protecting and serving in partnership with residents. Its staff takes in patrol deputies in the field, investigators, civil process staff, 911 communications officers, bailiffs, corrections officers and records technicians, along with the Sentence to Serve program, administrative staff and emergency management. Recreation enforcement is part of the job as well, with officers assigned to snowmobile, off-highway vehicle, boat and water duty. Residents can be fingerprinted for $20 after calling ahead for an appointment, and the office explains the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension requirements for permits to purchase or transfer a handgun and permits to carry a pistol. Tips can go to Clearwater County Crime Stoppers through an online link, and the office points victims of internet fraud, such as non-delivery scams, advance-fee fraud and computer hacking, to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. A fee list, policy manual, county ordinances, burglary prevention advice and a citizen complaint form are posted as well, and the office keeps weekday business hours at the courthouse.