Police Department

The Rice County Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency that promotes public safety, identifies and solves criminal cases and safeguards citizens rights. It supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), which is an international education program that seeks to prevent the usage of illegal drugs, gang activities and violent behavior. The Rice County Sheriff's Office operates a jail that houses convicted and pretrial prisoners. The office also maintains a civil division that responds to legal processes directed to the sheriff, including writs of execution, evictions, notices, provisional and enforcement processes, and various other court orders and documents. The Rice County Sheriff's Office is located in Faribault, Minn.

The Burnsville Police Department, established in 1964, is a full-service law enforcement agency that protects lives and property in Burnsville, Minn. The department offers crime prevention, emergency life-saving response, laws and ordnances enforcement and effective community relations maintenance services. The Burnsville Police Department supports a business watch program that enables individual businesses to take part in preventing and reducing crime on business premises through sharing information, raising awareness and improving communication. The department operates a citizen academy that offers citizens an insight into the Burnsville Police Department s operations. The Burnsville Police Department operates a criminal investigation bureau that conducts follow-up investigations of crimes and incidents and conducts liquor license investigations.

The Wright County Sheriff s Office provides crime prevention and traffic and law enforcement services. The department intervenes in cases of theft, robbery, burglary, sexual assault, serious crime and narcotics trafficking. It conducts investigations, gathers evidence, and interviews suspects, victims and witnesses. It responds to emergency and nonemergency calls for service. The Wright County Sheriff s Office operates patrol, corrections, civil process, criminal investigation and recreational enforcement units. The department has a corrections unit that houses more than 100 inmates. It also operates K-9, underwater recovery and accident reconstruction units. In addition, it has an emergency response team that operates during hostage situations and terrorist attacks. The department s community services division offers the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The Wright County Sheriff s Office is headquartered in Buffalo, Minn.