Columbia Heights MN PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Sat Oct 18 2025
Overview
Columbia Heights MN PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Columbia Heights MN PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Columbia Heights MN PD utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Columbia Heights MN PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
12
External organizations with access
Anoka County MN SO, Anoka MN PD, Becker County MN SO, Belle Plaine MN PD, Blaine MN PD, Brooklyn Park MN PD, Champlin MN PD, Chisago County MN SO, Coon Rapids MN PD, Corcoran MN PD, Cottage Grove Public Safety Dept (MN), Crystal MN PD, Dakota County MN SO, Dayton MN PD, Eagan MN PD, Faribault MN PD, Fridley MN PD, Hennepin County MN SO, Hopkins MN PD, Hudson WI PD, Maple Grove MN PD, Maplewood MN PD, Medina MN PD, Minnetonka MN PD, MOCIC , Mounds View MN PD, New Brighton Dept of Pub Safety (MN), New Hope MN PD, New Richmond WI PD, Paul Bunyan Task Force MN, Pine County MN SO, Plymouth MN PD, Prescott WI PD, Prior Lake MN PD, Ramsey MN PD, Rogers MN PD, Roseville MN PD, Saint Croix Falls WI PD, South Lake Minnetonka MN PD, Spring Lake Park MN PD, Springfield MO PD, St. Louis Park MN PD, Stillwater MN PD, University of Minnesota MN PD (Twin Cities), West Hennepin MN Public Safety Department, West Saint Paul MN PD, Willmar MN PD, Winona MN PD, Woodbury MN DPS, Wyoming MN PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCMEC Amber Alert, MN BCA
Unique vehicles detected in the last 30 days
217,812
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
22,626
Searches in the last 30 days
123
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