Police
Police Chief Daniel Reing began his new position as of November 1st, 2021. Please feel free to call him or come by and introduce yourself.
**Many of our Breitung residents are seasonal while others may travel during the year. Our police department is happy to complete house checks on your residences while you are away. Please call our police department at 218-753-6660 if you will be out of the area and would like us to watch your residence. Safe travels!
Breitung Township is always accepting applications for part time police officers. Please see the job description below, and if interested-please print of a job application, and send by email to: daniel.reing@breitungtownship.org
In May of 2023 Breitung Police Department participated in a "Mock Crash" with neighboring agencies and the Vermilion Country School to raise awareness of impaired and distracted driving. Please check out the video (viewer discretion advised) Arrive Alive!!
Breitung Police Department Mission Statement
The Breitung Police Department is committed to serving our community with honor, honesty, integrity, objectivity, excellence, fairness, understanding, and the protection of our citizens.
Breitung Police Application for Employment
For Permit to Purchase/Transfer Applications please click on either of the links below. Once you have completed the application, please contact the police department via phone or email to submit application.
Minnesota Uniform Firearm Application-Receipt Permit to Purchase-Transfer
Fillable PDF-Permit to Purchase
Fillable PDF-Private-Party-Transfer-Form
The Breitung Police Department serves the residents and visitors of Breitung Township. The City of Tower also contracts with Breitung Police Department for police coverage. Breitung Police Department also assists the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division, and the Boundary Waters Drug Task Force on calls.
The Breitung Police Department also works additional shifts as part of the Toward Zero Deaths traffic safety program through the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety. These shifts focus on impaired driving, speed, seatbelt use, and distracted driving.
The Breitung Police Department uses the following equipment:
- (1) 2017 Ford Explorer
- 2014 Arctic Cat Bearcat Snowmobile (Shared with Fire Department)
Squads are equipped with Panasonic Toughbook computers, Watchguard Cameras, (2) Stalker DSR radars, Stop Sticks, Mossberg 12-gauge shotguns, Zoll AEDs, and Alco Sensor IV PBTs.
Breitung Police Department Policies
Avoiding Racial Profiling POST Model Policy-7-22_ Breitung
Breitung Deadly Force Policy 2021-2022 updated
Confidential Informants Policy
Criminal Conduct on School Buses Model Policy
Domestic-Abuse-Response-and-Arrest-Model-Policy Breitung
Eyewitness Identification Procedure Model Policy Breitung
First Amendment Activity Policy
Lighting Exemption of Law Enforcement Vehicles
Model Sexual Assault Investigation Policy Breitung
POST Allegations of Misconduct 2021 Revision Breitung
Predatory-Offender-and-Community-Notification-Model-Policy Breitung
Procession-of-Property-Seized-for-Administrative-Forfeiture Breitung
Professional-Conduct-of-Peace-Officers-Model-Policy (1) Breitung
Response-to-Reports-of-Missing-and-Endangered-Persons Breitung
X-Mandated Policies not related to the Breitung Police Department