The Department welcomes participation and comments from the public on its social media sites. However, these sites are public forums monitored by Department Staff, we reserve the right to remove posted content on our social media sites, including but not limited to the following:
• Posts and comments that include vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language, or personal attacks
• Prejudiced or hurtful comments that encourage discrimination or discriminate on the basis of creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation
• Spam
• Advertisements for commercial services or goods
• Posts and comments that advocate illegal activity
• Political statements that endorse or oppose political candidates
• Obscene or sexual content, or links to obscene or sexual content
• Information that could compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
Please Note: Comments expressed on the department’s social networking sites do not reflect the opinions or positions of the Big Lake Police Department, its employees or elected officials. Data Practices and Records Retention: To the extent that any content on social media is government data, such data are transitory communications and will not be retained. In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1 for a Police, Fire or EMS response. The Big Lake Police Department cannot guarantee a timely emergency response to comments posted on social media sites. The men and women of the Big Lake Police Department serve proudly this very unique and picturesque community located on U.S. Highway 10 between the metro areas of Minneapolis/St. Paul and St. Cloud. The City of Big Lake is currently comprised of an area 4 miles wide by 3 miles long encompassing four lakes including the recreational lakes of Big Lake and Lake Mitchell. Also located within the City of Big Lake are the Northstar Metro Commuter Line providing direct and rapid access to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Other outdoor recreational amenities of our community include; over 20 miles of bike trails, snowmobile ATV trails, and 15 City Parks. The Big Lake Police Department recognizes that no one agency succeeds completely on its own; we are committed to building partnerships within the community and the region. Our department works hand in hand with various regional agencies, community groups, law enforcement agencies, and most importantly its citizens with the goal of providing exceptional law enforcement services to the citizens we serve.
