The CodeRED emergency notification system provides Blue Earth County with a high speed telephone calling, e-mail and text messaging system capable of delivering customized emergency messages directly to homes, businesses and mobile telephone users. Notification information can also be sent out to those who follow Blue Earth County on social media via Twitter and Facebook. CodeRED sends critical communications such as tornado warnings, missing child alerts and evacuation notices.
Residents and businesses are encouraged to register for emergency notification alertsonline. When registering, you may contribute additional information if you wish, such as mobile phone numbers, work telephone lines and alternate emergency contact information. Those without internet access can sign-up using computer terminals at any of the three Blue Earth County Library locations in Lake Crystal, Mankato or Mapleton or by calling (507) 304-4920 for assistance. All contact information provided remains private and is only used for emergency notification purposes. If you have questions about CodeRED, please call (507) 304-4920.
The Sheriff's Office of Blue Earth County is an integral part of the County's system of justice. As the chief law enforcement authority in the County, the sheriff is charged with the duty to "keep and preserve the peace of his county, for which purpose he may call to his aid such persons or power of his county as he deems necessary."
Responsibilities & Services
To fulfill this responsibility, the Sheriff's Office renders many services to the residents of Blue Earth County. Among these are the pursuit and apprehension of all persons who havecommitted felonies, investigation of crimes and accidents in cooperation with the County Attorney's Office, searching for missing persons, patrolling county roads and lakes, and providing traffic control. The Sheriff's Office also acts in the serving of warrants, commitments, and court orders and processes orders of the court as they relate to civil litigation and other legal processes.
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to the professional administration and enforcement of all federal, state and local laws as well as being responsible for the provision of other law enforcement services to the public. Our organizational objective is fulfilled through the objective, considerate and sensitive application of services, which are provided by a well-trained staff of Deputies, Custody Officers, Communications Officers and Support Staff who are individually committed to excellence. The Sheriff's Office insists the following characteristics permeate the entire organization and consequently reflect its dominant personality:
VALUES: We value the fundamental right of every individual to be treated with respect and dignity as a human being regardless of our individual or collective relationship with them. We, furthermore, value the confidence the public has entrusted in us for providing law enforcement service to them. INTEGRITY: Honesty and moral courage guide us in our relations with all others and it enables us to serve the highest moral and ethical standards. Pride in what we do is reflective in our professional appearance and the degree of integrity we possess on and off duty. CARING: As public servants, it is incumbent on us to treat all people with compassion, respect, sincerity and courtesy. Although specific circumstances may dictate strong authority, we need always to strive to treat others as we would like to be treated. SERVICE: The application of Sheriff's Office policies and procedures are paramount when providing service to individuals, other community organizations or other law enforcement agencies, as well as showing good work ethics. TEAMWORK: The subordination of personal or functional prominence is essential for effective teamwork to prevail with the Sheriff's Office. A cooperative, courteous working relationship within thedepartment, with other county departments, with the community and with other law enforcement agencies will provide for the optimum service desired by all.
