About The Golden Valley Police Department

For almost 50 years, the Golden Valley Police Department (GVPD) has maintained a long tradition of progressive community service and law enforcement. Under the direction of the Police Chief, the Department's 41 employees include 31 police officers (one deputy chief, six sergeants, five detectives, and 16 patrol officers).

The concept of community policing is a fundamental part of the GVPD. The Crime Prevention Unit has been educating residents and businesses for 25 years, and the drug education program CounterAct (a product of collaboration between Golden Valley and the Hazelden Foundation) has been taught in all the Golden Valley elementary schools for 10 years. The department also sponsors an annual Safety Camp for kids, a Multi-Housing Rental Property Manager's/Owner's Coalition, an active Police Reserve Program, and many other community-based activities.

The GVPD is involved in many multi-jurisdictional enterprises, including the six-city Northwest Metro Drug Task Force and a three-city Emergency Response Team. Police and Fire are dispatched through the St Louis Park Dispatch Center.

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Our Mission
In collaboration with the community we serve, members of the Golden Valley Police Department take pride in delivering timely, impartial, professional police services while reducing crime through prevention education, community outreach, and criminal justice partnerships.