Law Enforcement Center
425 Grove Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
About the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office
Minnesota's First Law Enforcement Agency - Established 1849
The Sheriff’s Office is a 500-member Department providing a wide array of law enforcement services to an urban community of 500,000 residents situated in a metropolitan area of over 2.5 million residents. These services include providing full police service to seven contract communities, operating a pre-trial detention center (jail) and performing a host of court services.
Please feel free to contact us at one of the telephone numbers provided.
Reach the Sheriff's Office via email AskSheriff@co.ramsey.mn.us
Vehicle Access to Bald Eagle Lake Closed Until Further Notice
The Sheriff's Water Patrol has closed vehicle access to Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear Township effective Tuesday, January 24, 2012 until further notice, due to thin ice conditions.
The Sheriff's Office asks people to use extreme caution on all lakes and ponds in Ramsey County due to the warm weather.
Bald Eagle Lake Closed Press Release (pdf)
Vehicle Access to Turtle Lake Closed Until Further Notice
The Sheriff's Water Patrol closed vehicle access to Turtle Lake in Shoreview effective Thursday, December 29, 2011 until further notice, due to thin ice conditions.
Turtle Lake Closed Press Release (pdf)
Ice Safety Tips from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (pdf)
2012 Scouting Day - Saturday, February 2012
The Sheriff's Office Patrol Station in Arden Hills will host Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and their families on the morning of Saturday, February 25th from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. This annual special event includes tours of the Patrol Station, education activities and demonstrations. Interact with deputies and officers, and volunteers from Crime Prevention, DARE, K-9 Unit, SWAT, Water Patrol Dive Team, Lake Johanna Fire Department, Project Lifesaver, and more.
Scout Troop Leaders are encouraged to register their troop participation by Friday, February 17 by calling Community Support Services at 651-266-7332 or via email.
Scouting Day 2012 Press Release (pdf)
National Sheriff's Magazine "Sheriff" publishes article by RCSO employee
Jack Serier, Inspector, Water Patrol, Dive Team and K-9, Public Safety Services Division
Making Our Supervisors a Priority (pdf)
Year-Round Prescription Medicine Collection Program
Saint Paul Ramsey Public Health and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office offer Medicine Collection Program for residents to safely dispose of unwanted, expired or unused medicines at Sheriff offices.
Safely dispose of unwanted, expired and unused medicines for FREE at one of Ramsey County’s two public drop boxes. This year-round collection program helps prevent crime and protects the environment. Storing unwanted, expired and unused medicines can lead to drug abuse or poisoning, and medicines flushed down the drain or disposed of in the trash can harm the environment.
More information | Press Release (pdf)
Meet Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom
Matt Bostrom was elected Sheriff of Ramsey County on November 2, 2010, and took office on Monday, January 3, 2011.
Matt sought the Office of Sheriff based upon a vision for law enforcement and public safety that encompasses the following:
- Providing safety through community policing
- Restoring trust through fiscal responsibility
- Collaborating with local law enforcement
- Encouraging diversity to reflect the community
- Improving service through technology
- Connecting with youth to build for the future
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Quick Links
Booking Reports -- reports listing persons in custody
Residential Emergency Response Information Form (pdf) -- The Saint Paul Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities and the Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center have developed a form for use by Ramsey County residents with disabilities. This form allows a person with a disability living in Ramsey County to inform the Ramsey County Emergency Communications Center of any special conditions, medications, and/or allergies that should be taken into account by emergency responders. It also informs the Emergency Communications Center of medical contacts and of trusted individuals that can assist police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other emergency personnel in entering or securing the individual’s home during an emergency.
E-subscribe to Sheriff's Office Information and News
Project Lifesaver (pdf) -- the world’s most reliable program for locating missing persons and providing safety through a proven, rapid response system
