Law enforcement officers from throughout Minnesota will participate in the 12th 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 go to the Minnesota Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) in memory of Pope County Deputy Josh Owen who was killed in the line of duty on April 15, 2023. Last year, the event raised and donated over $17,000 to C.O.P.S.
There are 16 teams comprised of 176 players representing the following 49 agencies (MN and WI)
• Airport PD
• Anoka County SO
• Apple Valley PD
• Big Lake PD
• Bloomington PD
• Brainerd PD
• Burnsville PD
• Carlton County Corrections
• Chisago County SO
• Crow Wing County SO
• Crystal PD
• Dakota County Juvenile Probation
• Dakota County Probation
• Dakota County SO
• Duluth PD
• Eagan PD • Faribault PD
• Forest Lake PD
• Goodhue County SO
• Hennepin County SO
• Hudson PD (WI)
• Inver Grove Heights PD
• Lakeville PD
• Medina PD
• Minneapolis PD
• Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Minnesota State Patrol
• Minnetonka PD
• New Hope PD
• New Richmond PD (WI)
• Plymouth PD
• Onalaska PD (WI) • Ramsey County SO
• Ramsey County Probation
• Rice County SO
• River Falls PD (WI)
• St. Croix County SO (WI)
• St. Louis County SO
• St. Paul PD
• Scott County Corrections
• Scott County SO
• Sherburne County Corrections
• Sherburne County SO
• South St. Paul PD
• Superior PD (WI)
• Washington County SO
• Washington County Corrections
• West Hennepin Public Safety
• West St. Paul PD
The tournament will take place at Burnsville High School on Saturday April 20, 2024, with the opening ceremony at 8:00 a.m. and the championship game scheduled for 3:30pm. The event will have concessions and a raffle/silent auction 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.