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| Hennepin County Sheriff's Office | |
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| Abbreviation | HCSO |
| Motto | Dedicated to increasing public safety through leadership, integrity and strong partnerships |
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| Formed | 1852 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hennepin County, Minnesota, Minnesota, USA |
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| Map of Hennepin County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 606 square miles (1,570 km2) |
| Population | 1,140,988 (2008) |
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| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Hennepin County Sheriff's Office | |
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the sheriff's office for Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. HCSO's main offices are in Minneapolis City Hall in the county seat of Minneapolis.
The office manages the county jail, patrols waterways, provides security for the District Court, handles home foreclosures, participates in homeland security activities and in law enforcement, and by state law is responsible for handling applications for permits to carry a firearm for residents of Hennepin County.[1][2][3] The HCSO Crime Lab Unit is one of six crime labs in Minnesota accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board.[4] The HCSO Patrol Unit provides supplemental patrol coverage to a number of smaller police agencies in northwestern Hennepin County as well as specialized patrol service and assistance to all Hennepin County law enforcement agencies. In addition, the Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement service provider to the following:[citation needed]
- Fort Snelling
- Greenfield
- Hanover
- Medicine Lake
- Rockford
- County Home School (a youth detention center)
- Hennepin County Workhouse (a jail)
- The 133rd Airlift Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard
- The 934th Airlift Wing of the U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Reserves
- ^ "What We Do". Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ Hughes, Art (September 29, 2004). "Government Center shooting brought security changes". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ Mador, Jessica (April 13, 2007). "Hennepin County foreclosures on pace to double". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on April 19, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ Miller, Kristen (December 7, 2017). "Hennepin County considers shift in management of forensic services". hometownsource.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2022.