Community programs
Request stickers for special needs residents
We offer free stickers for your front door so first responders know someone with a disability lives there.
You can request 4 types of stickers for an occupant who may:
- Be autistic or have special needs
- Be deaf or hearing impaired
- Have dementia or Alzheimer's
- Be a person with a disability
We also support the Vitals App. This is a Bluetooth beacon people with special needs carry. It gives their important information to our deputies that are there to help. Visit the Vitals App.
Request sheriff's staff at your event
Sheriff’s staff meet with many diverse communities at businesses, schools, and community and cultural events.
Our staff includes community liaisons who can speak with residents in their preferred language.
Our staff can:
- Add context to community conversations
- Talk about law enforcement topics, including those that are culturally specific
- Give information about working at the sheriff’s office
- Collaborate on solutions to community safety issues
- Do demonstrations with canine (K9) officers, vehicles and specialized equipment
You can invite a staff member to a community event or meeting.
To request sheriff’s staff attend your event or meet with your community, contact us via email.
Invite us to your National Night Out
National Night Out is an annual community safety event in August. It promotes relationships among neighbors. It also promotes relationships between local law enforcement and neighborhoods.
Block parties are a chance for sheriff's staff to meet community members face to face.
On request, we may be able to attend your National Night Out event. For example, we may be able to send a sheriff's deputy, K9 team, dive team, or other staff member.
Request for National Night Out 2023 are now closed. You may request a visit for 2024 at the link below.
Attend the citizen academy
This seven-week program is designed to give participants insight into public safety and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. It open to the public and free.
The program runs one night a week for 7 weeks and includes visits to our facilities around the county, including the Public Safety Facility (jail) and Emergency Communications Center (911 dispatch).
To apply, complete out the form below and email it to Sgt. Joel Svenby.
Submit a tip to the sheriff's office
Examples of what to report
- Drug activity
- Cold cases (cases open for a long period of time without progress)
- Suspicious activity
- General crime (not an emergency, but an ongoing issue)
Ways to submit tips
- Submit an anonymous tip online
- Call 1-888-988-TIPS (8477)
- Text 847 411 – Start message with “HCSOTip”
- Visit Crime Stoppers of MN
- For an emergency, call 911