Columbia Heights Police Department

Wait to be validated by white people if you are black. Deny, lie, embarrass and incriminate. Only then you may investigate. After Violation and violation and lack or respect. Clueless Policing 👮‍♂️ at best.

My husband went to store and a memory loss set in called police and officer Wagner who helped me he put a bolo out and he was found inI Lakeville 30 miles away when he contacted phone company and put a ping on his phone number and was found he thought he was still in the heights if not for officer Wagner things might have a different outcome. phone then

The police were friendly and professional when dealing with an theft incident that my fiance was a victim of. The crime in the city has been on a steady decline, so it's fair to give law enforcement some credit.

I was followed by a police officer for no reason. I am a African American woman and I never once in my life felt so afraid. It felt as that police officer was trying to do something wrong to me. It is so scary living in this world full of negativity and hatred. What did I do officer? Was you trying to make me the next black person killed by a police officer?

This is a PD that has fostered a culture willing to lie and provide "professional courtesy" when their own officers break the law.
Driving drunk? No worries if you're an officer we'll take you home and forget about it.

Police will lie about minor things on police reports just to get a point across. Big red flag there, if they lie about minor things, they will surely lie to cover their own asses. The current police chief has made reports conveniently disappear when it suits his purposes. Most of the officers seem intent on interpreting the law instead of enforcement. Columbia heights could be a great suburb if the police would simply enforce the laws and ordinances they have on the books. For instance, my neighbor has an illegal collector plate on their vehicle. The police have been made aware of the situation by several people, but don't want to pursue the matter. They would rather allow junk vehicles to flaunt the law than earn revenue for the city/state. That is a state law they are ignoring, by the way, and the lack of care goes all the way up in this city. This laziness will drive the people who actually care about what goes on in their neighborhood out, leaving Columbia heights in worse condition than it is now.

most of the department are rookies, known for quick to "shoot first, ask questions later". Always at Bobby & Steve's. Feels like sometimes there's nothing better to do, so minor violations do not go unnoticed.