Isanti County Sheriff's Office

Isanti County Sheriff's Office dropped off the state's license plate reader roster

Isanti County Sheriff's Office is no longer listed on the Minnesota BCA's roster of agencies that use license plate readers. Its entry had listed eight camera locations: - 267th Avenue Northeast at Lyons Street Northeast, Stacy - Minnesota Highway 65 at 248th Avenue Northeast, Isanti - Minnesota Highway 95 at Hornsby Street Northeast, North Branch - Minnesota Highway 95 at Jarvis Street Northwest, Princeton - Minnesota Highway 65 at 421st Avenue Northeast, Braham - Minnesota Highway 47 at 253rd Avenue Northwest, Saint Francis - Minnesota Highway 47 at 421st Avenue Northwest, Ogilvie - 261st Avenue Northwest at Jarvis Street Northwest, Zimmerman Its "other devices with plate-reading capability" field read N/A. In May, the Isanti-Chisago County Star reported that the sheriff's office was running a trial of eight Flock cameras along county roadways, at a cost of $24,000 a year if continued, and that the sheriff would not seek a formal contract from county commissioners unless results justified it. No Flock transparency portal has been found for the office. The roster does not say why the agency was removed. The separate Isanti Police Department remains listed. Sources: - Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr - Isanti-Chisago County Star, "Sheriff defends Flock camera trial program" (May 21, 2026): https://www.isanti-chisagocountystar.com/news/sheriff-defends-flock-camera-trial-program/article_f62580fb-4192-4eb8-ba83-e0cc5b1564ed.html