Falcon Heights moves to end law enforcement contract with Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office at year’s end

Falcon Heights has taken a phase to no for a longer period deal law enforcement products and services from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Place of work right after the recent agreement expires at the stop of 2023.

Final 7 days, the metropolis administrator formally notified the sheriff’s business office of its intention to close their partnership.

However, the metropolis explained in a assertion that it will revert back to expert services from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Workplace if an choice legislation enforcement lover is not found by the stop of the calendar year.

City leaders say the decision was created dependent on an “extensive report” compiled by the Heart for Values-centered initiatives (CVBI), an group led by former Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom.

That analyze involved a three-element examination of the legislation enforcement providers supplied by the sheriff’s place of work. It also compared the deal to other companies presented in other comparable communities.

The total assertion from Falcon Heights reads as follows:

“At the March 22^nd, 2023 City Council meeting, the Town Council directed the City Administrator to ship notice to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office environment of our intent to not renew our legislation enforcement services settlement for 2024. This recognize is because of 9 months prior to the term stop, which is December 31, 2023. As for each our agreement for legislation enforcement services, in the celebration the Town does not discover an substitute law enforcement companion prior to our term conclude, the Metropolis will revert back to the Sheriff’s workplace. The Town will perform with our expert over the coming months to carry on to take a look at the City’s selections for a prolonged-expression regulation enforcement contract.”

The letter sent to Sheriff Fletcher can be viewed beneath or by clicking right here:

The sheriff’s workplace has experienced contract agreements with cities in Ramsey County that really do not have their individual police departments relationship back again to 1960, offering community protection expert services by sharing personnel, for every the county web page.

The sheriff’s workplace also at the moment has agreements with Arden Hills, Tiny Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township.

5 EYEWITNESS News has reached out to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Place of work for a response but has not still heard back. Examine again for updates.