Meet The Sheriff

Phil Hodapp

Sheriff Phil Hodapp is a second-generation law enforcement officer with over 35 years law enforcement experience. Sheriff Hodapp was elected in November 2006 and sworn in as Beltrami County Sheriff on January 1, 2007. Sheriff Hodapp’s career spans work in the Nicollet County MN Sheriff’s Office, Amarillo TX Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety and 21 years as a Special Agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, stationed in Bemidji, Minnesota. Sheriff Hodapp is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Beltrami County Sheriff's Office is located at 613 Minnesota Avenue NW, on the Beltrami County Campus, in Bemidji, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office employs Deputy Sheriffs, Corrections Officers, Court Security Bailiffs, Communications Officers and Records Staff. The Sheriff’s Office is in Charge of the Beltrami County 911 Call center and is the headquarters for Emergency Management for the county.


Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for patrolling over 3000 square miles and protecting over 43,000 county residents. By some estimates, the summertime population more than doubles with tourists who are attracted to the area’s resorts and outdoor recreation opportunities. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for patrolling and protecting the safety of everyone using our forests and waterways.

The Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency with the following divisions: Patrol- Investigations- Task Force Operations- Jail- Communications- Records- Recreation Division including: Boat and Water, ATV, OHV and snowmobile safety and enforcement- Search and Rescue- SWAT- Emergency Management including our volunteer organizations; Sheriff’s Posse, Community Guard, First Responders, Paul Bunyan Amateur Radio, Lakes Area Dive Team, ELF (enable law enforcement- office volunteers), Civil Air Patrol and Sheriff’s Citizen Advisory Group.

The duties of the sheriff are defined by state statute 387.03

Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office Mission:

“To protect the lives, rights, privileges and property of the citizens of Beltrami County.”

 

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