Law enforcement officers from throughout Minnesota will participate in the 10th Annual Ballin' in Dakota County Charity basketball tournament to raise funds for the families of fallen Minnesota peace officers. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the Minnesota Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) to support the families of officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
There will be 15 teams comprised of officers from the following agencies :
- Anoka County SO
- Apple Valley PD
- Breitung PD
- Brooklyn Park PD
- Buffalo PD
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Burnsville PD
- Chisago County SO
- Crystal PD
- Dakota County SO
- Duluth PD
- Dundas PD
| - Eagan PD
- Faribault PD
- Hennepin County SO
- Lakeville PD
- Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Minnesota State Patrol
- Minnetonka PD
- New Hope PD
- Otter Tail County SO
- Plymouth PD
- Ramsey County Probation
| - Ramsey County SO
- Rice County SO
- Rosemount PD
- St. Cloud PD
- St. Louis County SO
- St. Paul PD
- Sherburne County SO
- South St. Paul PD
- Stearns County SO
- Washington County SO
- West St. Paul PD
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The tournament will take place at the Burnsville High School on Saturday, April 16, 2022, starting at 8:30 a.m., with the championship game scheduled for 3:30pm. The event offers games for people of all ages, concessions, and a raffle of donated items. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
For more information regarding this tournament see the Ballin' in DC Annual Charity Basketball Tournament Facebook page.