Law enforcement officers from throughout Minnesota will participate in the 11th 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 16 teams comprised of officers from the following agencies:
- Airport PD
- Anoka County SO
- Apple Valley PD
- Babbitt PD
- Bloomington PD
- Breitung PD
- Brooklyn Park PD
- Burnsville PD
- Chisago County SO
- Crystal PD
- Dakota County Probation
- Dakota County SO
- Duluth PD
| - Eagan PD
- Faribault PD
- Hennepin County SO
- Inver Grove Heights PD
- Lake County SO
- Lakeville PD
- Medina PD
- Minneapolis PD
- Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Minnesota State Patrol
- Minnetonka PD
| - New Hope PD
- Ottertail County SO
- Plymouth PD
- Ramsey County SO
- Rice County SO
- Rosemount PD
- St. Louis County SO
- St. Paul PD
- Scott County SO
- Sherburne County SO
- Washington County SO
- West St. Paul PD
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The tournament will take place at the Burnsville High School on Sunday April 16, 2023, 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.