Breezy Point was historically a vacation spot that has evolved into a community that now includes the new Eagle View Elementary School.
The 15+ square miles and 130 miles of road provide a significant area for the departments five full-time and a staff of part-time officers to patrol.
The 2003 population is estimated at 1,151 people and rapidly expanding. The 2000 census was a 126+% increase from 1990’s population. The population is estimated to exceed 5,000 people during a busy weekend
In partnership with North Memorial Ambulance the Breezy Point Police Department has two trained paramedics on staff capable of providing early advanced life support with a supply of drugs and medical equipment not normally available until an ambulance arrives. This is the only partnership of this type in Minnesota and the only police paramedic program in out state Minnesota
While you are in Breezy Point you are also being served by a dedicated volunteer North Crow Wing 1st Responder team. They will respond should you experience a medical emergency and provide quality care until the ambulance arrives.
The city is served by the Pequot Lakes and Ideal Fire Departments and includes a satellite station maintained at the Breezy Point Public Safety building by the Pequot Lakes Fire Department.
The city does not have a civil defense siren but relies on the emergency alert and the National Weather Service weather radio alert systems to notify the public in an emergency or of threatening weather.
The Breezy Point Police Department also contracts 20 hours patrol per week to the nearby citizens of Pelican Township.
The department provides quality service with equipment that includes a snowmobile/rescue sled and cardiac defibrillators in each squad. Also available is a K-9 that is certified in narcotics detection. K-9 Babe is capable of tracking a lost child should the need arise. Watch for the radar trailer to be set up at various locations and check the speed of your vehicle.
The Breezy Point Police Department does not trade patches