The Mission of the Patrol Unit is to serve the citizens of Scott County by protecting lives and property. 

Contact us at 952-445-1411. 

In an emergency, always dial 9-1-1

The Sheriff's Office patrol unit is made up of 15 deputies and 4 sergeants who are responsible for providing primary law enforcement services for the 11 townships and to provide assistance to the seven municipalities 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 

Deputies perform a broad range of activities which include investigating crimes such as disturbances, domestic violence incidents, suspicious activities, traffic enforcement, medical emergencies, motor vehicles crashes and other calls for service. 

Patrol deputies in Scott County work rotating shifts involving daytime and evening hours, as well as weekends and holidays. 

Special Assignments

K9 Unit

Currently, we have three K9 officers in our patrol unit.  Two of the K9 officers are drug detection dogs and the third is a general patrol purpose/apprehension dog. 

Drug Detection - Dogs can be trained to detect almost any substance. Narcotics, explosives, gas and other hydrocarbons (for arson investigation) are the items police K-9s are usually trained for, but dogs have been trained to find cadaver scent, fish, wildlife parts, songbirds and natural gas leaks. In Europe, police K-9 trainers have been utilizing "scent identification" dogs which will match an individual suspect's scent to the scent on evidence left at a crime scene when the evidence is presented to the dog during a scent "lineup" procedure. While this has not been practiced extensively in this country, it points out that dogs can be trained to use their scenting abilities in almost any way we can imagine. If the economics of the situation make it feasible, a dog can be trained to detect whatever an agency desires.

Patrol/Apprehension -The traditional patrol dog in America is a "find and bite" dog which finds suspects by tracking or searching and bites and holds them. These dog teams form the bulk of patrol dogs today, but many have expanded their talents to include the location of evidence items as well as suspects. Many are also cross trained to be detector dogs which locate drugs or other contraband. Cross training is an excellent use of resources, but not all dogs which are capable of being trained for patrol work make good detector dogs.

Many different breeds can be used for detector work, allowing a department to utilize a dog breed perceived as being friendly by the public. A dog to be trained for detector work must have considerable retrieving and hunting desire or it will not do a good job. The screening and choice of individual dogs for detector work, like that of all dogs for police service, is best left up to an experienced individual, preferably the one who is going to direct the training of the dog.

 Recreational Safety

This unit is committed to maintaining a safe lake and snowmobile environment while providing a proactive, knowledgeable, and courteous work force, which is able to assist the public while enforcing laws relate to recreation vehicles.

Currently, recreational safety consists of one full time deputy and several part time deputies who are involved in water, snowmobile patrol and ATV enforcement. Members of this unit have a special interest in patrolling the lakes and rivers in Scott County, as well as snowmobiling and patrolling on all terrain vehicles.  They receive regular training on current laws and recreational related safety issues.  After the snow melts but before the water warms up, these deputies monitor truck traffic to ensure compliance of seasonal road restrictions. The Recreational Safety unit is under the supervision of Captain Greg Muelken and Sgt. Luke Henne.  Deputy Todd Beck is the current full time recreational safety deputy and can be reached at 952-496-8723 or tbeck@co.scott.mn.us

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