Anoka County Sheriff's Office

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota has served Anoka County since the county was founded in 1857. In 1860 the frontier county counted 2,106 residents spread among a few settlements, and a lone sheriff handled all law enforcement. Today the office employs roughly 300 staff and volunteers and serves 21 urban and rural cities with a combined population of 351,373. The current sheriff is the 18th to hold the post. The office maintains a cold-case homicide program and publishes information on unsolved investigations. It also uses Flock cameras in its patrol areas and offers a public Flock transparency portal explaining how that technology works, along with guidance on calls about warrants, fines and bail.