The Mission of the Elk River Police Department is to provide exceptional and ethical police service.
The Elk River Police Department is comprised of 34 sworn officers, 10 non-sworn support staff and approximately 12 volunteer Police Reserves. We are a full service Police Department providing 24-hour police service to 24,368 residents within the 44 square miles of the City of Elk River. We respond to over 25,000 calls for service annually. The police department is led by Chief of Police Ron Nierenhausen and organized into two divisions; Patrol Division and Administrative Division, each commanded by a Captain.