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Phone Numbers

Emergency: 911
Non-emergency:
(952) 924-2600
Records/Administration:
(952) 924-2600
Fax Number:
(952) 924-2676

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Police Department

What's New

ERU team featured in Minnpost.com article

City continues fight against graffiti
St. Louis Park continues to fight graffiti on several fronts including: education, rapid removal, information sharing and prosecution. To read more about the city's efforts, read the June 11, 2008, Star Tribune article here.



Tour the St. Louis Park Police Station. For more information, click here.  

Other News & Events

Neighborhood Night Out
Press Releases
Door-to-Door Solicitors


Graffiti Reward
Graffiti Reward
Information on Graffiti
SLP Police Patch

 

The St. Louis Park Police Department wants to remind you that there are various steps that you can take to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of crime or some other accident.

Crime Prevention Tips

Click here for more information on the following topics:

  • Burglary
  • Theft from Auto
  • Graffiti
  • Door-to-Door Solicitations
  • Premise Survey
  • Identity Theft
  • Personal Safety
  • Child Safety
  • Home Security Habits
  • Seatbelts & Airbags
  • Curfew & Truancy

 Crime Prevention Videos

Home Safety: Preventing a Burglaryvideo on demand
A burglar talks about how he picks his targets. Tips to make your home less likely to be selected for a break in.


Graffiti Round Tablevideo on demand
Guests Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Jamie Zwilling, Lt. Mike Harcey & Rick Kiefer talk about Graffiti around the area.


The St. Louis Park Police Department offers many opportunities to get involved in the community and many programs that bring the Police Department and community together as partners.

 Outreach & Getting Involved

Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Night Out
Citizens' Academy
Neighborhood Surveys
Crime Free Training
School Liaisons
Chaplains
Neighborhood Associations
Police Advisory Commission

Police Department Programs

Bike Patrol
Information Management
Office of Justice Programs

 Police Station
The St. Louis Park Police Station was constructed in 1993 and is located on the south side of the City Hall parking lot. It houses the Emergency Communications/911 Center, administrative offices, jail, and training/meeting rooms. To get to the Police Station, turn south onto Raleigh Avenue from Minnetonka Boulevard. After a quarter-block, turn east into the parking lot. The building on the south side of the lot is the Police Station.

Staffed 24-hours per day
(952) 924-2600
Police Station Address
3015 Raleigh Avenue
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55416
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Police Department
The Police Department has 51 sworn officers and 23 civilian personnel, including 11 dispatchers, 7 support staff, and 4 community service officers. Employees in the Police Department include sworn law enforcement officials, administrators, support staff and dispatchers.

Police Car in front of stationThe Police Department is responsible for:

  • Enforcing motor vehicle laws
  • Protecting lives and property from crime
  • Preserving public order
  • Apprehending criminals
  • Collecting and preserving evidence
  • Mediating conflicts
  • Responding to medical emergencies and car accidents
  • Preventing crime by identifying community problems, analyzing crime patterns and working with neighborhoods and community institutions to address concerns
  • Maintaining criminal records and data.
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Police Mission
Provide citizens with quality service, professional conduct and a safe environment in which to live, work and learn. The St. Louis Park Police Department is committed to an active partnership with our community as we work together to solve problems and prevent crime and disorder.

Police Core Values:
  • We believe that service to the public is our reason for being, and we strive to deliver quality services in a highly professional and cost-effective manner.
  • We believe that preventing crime and disorder is the best and most economical law enforcement solution
  • We recognize our interdependent relationship with the community we serve, and we are continually sensitive to changing community needs.
  • We believe that ethics and integrity are the foundation blocks of public trust and confidence, and that all meaningful relationships are built on these values.
  • We believe that our employees are the department's greatest resource. As professionals, we continually strive to improve the quality of our skills.
  • Our department's mission, values and goals are, at all times, in harmony with the mission, values and goals of the City of St. Louis Park.

Policing Strategies

In addition to responding to crime and calls for service, the police department concentrates efforts on prevention and resolving quality of life issues that affect the well being of the community.  The police department utilizes a number of operational strategies to deliver police services based on the nature of the incident or problem. For more information, click here.
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COP Shops
St. Louis Park has three police substations or COP Shops at the locations listed below. Hours vary since the substations are primarily used by officers to write reports and meet with people who have made advance arrangements. Call (952) 924-2600 for more information.

St. Louis Park Cop Shops      
Excelsior & Grand Cop Shop   4717 Park Commons Drive
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
 
Tex-Tonka Shopping Center   Texas Ave. & Minnetonka Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
 
Meadowbrook Cop Shop   4072 Meadowbrook Lane
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
 
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Police Officers
St. Louis Park has 51 sworn police officers who are professionals with college or advanced training in all aspects of law enforcement - human relations, first aid, crime prevention, etc. All officers have emergency medical training. If they are first on the scene, they will administer emergency medical treatment to stabilize the patient until a life-support unit arrives.

The chief of police is the highest ranking officer in the department, followed one deputy chief, three lieutenants and eight sergeants. The lieutenants oversee department operations, including patrol, support services, community outreach and special assignments. The sergeants provide first line supervision to a group of patrol officers and are also responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operations of the department.

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Station Tours
Group tours of the police station can be arranged by contacting Community Service Officer Coordinator Eric Lincoln at (952) 924-2125.

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