Patrol

Protect & Serve

The Sheriff Office Patrol Division is divided into three primary areas; Road Patrol, Recreation Division, and Civil / Bailiff / Transports. The Patrol Division is made up of 33 full-time deputies, 3 part-time deputies, and 3 K9s who are responsible for performing all patrol-related tasks of the Sheriff's Office. Patrol deputies engage in the prevention, detection, and investigation of criminal activities and enforce the laws of City, State, County, and Federal governments. Patrol deputies perform all duties mandated to the Sheriff’s Office by state statute.

Of the patrol division deputies, 25 are assigned full-time to road patrol duties. These are the deputies you see daily patrolling in fully marked sheriff cars and who answer your calls for service. Five full-time deputies are assigned to fulfill the daily duties in the areas of civil process, court security, court-ordered transports, and transportation of incarcerated persons. Two full-time deputies and three part-time deputies are assigned to the daily duties of patrolling the water ways, snowmobile patrol, ATV patrol, and general office operations. Three road patrol deputies are assigned the additional duties of being police canine handlers.

The Sheriff’s road patrol is the most publicly recognized area of the Sheriff’s Office. The road patrol is divided into four platoons to meet the 24-hour coverage needs of the county and the needs of our four municipality policing contracts. The Sheriff’s Office holds policing contracts with the cities of Pine Island, Wanamingo, Bellechester, and Dennison. The amount of patrol time and level of services provided for each community varies depending upon the contractual agreement.

Keeping Schools Safe

The Sheriff’s Office has two deputies who are assigned full-time to the investigations division as School Resource Deputies for the Pine Island and the Zumbrota-Mazepa School Districts. The two deputies also help supplement the road patrol and the criminal investigations division during times when the schools are not in session.

Giving Back to the Community

Patrol division deputies are actively involved in a number of programs that provide a variety of services to the citizens of Goodhue County. Deputies are involved in our Canine program, Bicycle Rodeos, Triad, Crime Free Housing, Crime Prevention Booths at the County Fair / Cannon Valley Fair and various Health Fairs, Bike Patrol, Sheriff’s Citizens’ Academy, Toward Zero Deaths activities, Night to Unite and other educational and crime prevention activities. If you are interested in any additional information or would like a presentation or demonstration for your organization from any of our specialty areas, please contact Major Mike Johnson at 651-267-2655.

All areas of the Patrol Division are dedicated to community-oriented and problem-oriented policing. If you have any need for a deputy, please call us — it will never be a bother.

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