The Coon Rapids Police Department has received $17,226 from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program.

Coon Rapids’ newest police officer has received her oath of office.

A planned monument to recognize Coon Rapids Police Department officers and staff - past, present and future - has received a financial boost from the Coon Rapids Arts Commission.

There was a sharp drop in the number of motor vehicle accidents in the city of Coon Rapids in 2011 compared with 2010.

An up-close behind the scenes look at Coon Rapids city government is available for the first time to residents of the city.

Taking a chilly dip to support Special Olympics Minnesota, thousands have participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge, diving into frozen lakes across the frigid state for the past 15 years – but never in Anoka County.

The Coon Rapids Police Department has received a state grant for a child safety seat program.

Armed with a federal grant, Anoka County law enforcement agencies continue to work overtime in an effort to make the roads in the county safer for the traveling public.

Retirement for Coon Rapids Police Officer Dick Lafean is “bittersweet.”

A Coon Rapids Police officer was injured Monday when the parked squad car in which he was sitting was rear-ended by a vehicle.

Crooked Lake Beach in Coon Rapids will be the site of the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge Saturday, Feb. 11 and the Coon Rapids Police Department (CRPD) will be taking part.

Three men have pleaded guilty to felony offenses for their involvement in a home invasion at a Coon Rapids residence in April - and one of them has been sent to prison.

A Coon Rapids business which had failed a tobacco compliance check back in June successfully passed a re-check by the Coon Rapids Police Department Dec. 16.

Members of the Coon Rapids fire and police departments were ringing bells Saturday.

Members of the Coon Rapids police and fire departments made house calls Tuesday to deliver food and toys to families and shut-ins in the city.

Buddy, the Coon Rapids Police Department canine, does more than apprehend criminals. He also sniffs out drugs.

Two labor agreements with its police department bargaining units have been approved by the Coon Rapids City Council.

For the 23rd class of Hamilton Elementary School DARE graduates, Dec. 9 was a very big day.

There is no suspect right now in the reported kidnap and rape of a woman in Coon Rapids Tuesday evening.

An ordinance mandating the prepayment of gasoline and diesel fuel at retail fuel businesses was tabled on a 4-3 vote by the Coon Rapids City Council Tuesday.

Eighty-six Coon Rapids residents took the opportunity Oct. 29 to dispose of unused, unwanted or expired prescriptions and other medications.

A Coon Rapids Police officer has received statewide recognition for his efforts in crime prevention.