Law Enforcement

The City of Oak Grove contracts with the Anoka County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement.   

If you wish to report a crime, contact the Anoka County Sheriff's Department:

Emergency - Dial 911 or Non-Emergency - (763) 427-1212

Anoka County Sheriff's Department Website

Information on the Reserve Unit

 

Oak Grove Public Alert System

Anoka County has launched a new mass notification system called Everbridge. It will enable faster wireless alerts during emergencies such as hazardous traffic, road conditions, boil water advisories, gas leaks, or evacuation notices.  The platform allows emergency officials to notify community members and businesses via phone (home or cell), text, email, and social media. These alerts are for both the county and the community.  The City of Oak Grove will also be able to notify anyone who has signed up about local emergencies.  For more information: www.anokacountymn.gov/4635/Community-Notification

Companion Animal Center

Animal Control & Impound Services – Frequently Asked Questions

Information as provided by Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC)

How do I contact animal control?

Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC) provides animal control and/or animal impound services for more than 70 municipalities across six counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Some cities contract with CACC for field service animal control, while others contract for impound-only services. Residents should call their local law enforcement non-emergency line, and the dispatcher will guide them based on the services contracted within our jurisdiction. For a complete list of the contracted service area and type of service CACC provides across each jurisdiction, visit https://companionanimalcontrol.com/service-areas

Law Enforcement Phone Numbers                  Companion Animal Care & Control

Anoka County (MN)   763-324-5000                   Field Services/Animal Pickup     715-220-1332

                                                                            Facility/Impound Location           651-200-3054

Where are impounded animals housed?

The Companion Animal Center is a dual-purpose facility that provides safe and Fear Free Certified housing for both animals who have a home and those without a home. This means, the Companion Animal Center provides public facing boarding, daycare, training and spa services for pets.  The facility also serves as the homebase of Companion Animal Care & Control and the impound location for more than 70 jurisdictions across 6 counties.  Animals impounded by law enforcement of contracting jurisdictions or by the CACC team directly are all housed at the Companion Animal Center, you can view all animals impounded at the facility on the Companion Animal Control website www.companionanimalcontrol.com

Companion Animal Center
1480 Helmo Ave N
Oakdale, MN 55128
Phone: (651) 200-3054

www.companionanimalcontrol.com

How do I reclaim my animal?

Animals are held for the required legal stray-hold period. Unclaimed animals are transferred to approved, licensed rescue partners. Owners reclaiming their pet will pay standard reclaim fees at the Companion Animal Center and your city may separately invoice for animal control response costs or issue citations when applicable.  Owners must provide proof of ownership, which may include clear photos of the animal, descriptive veterinary records, microchip registration, adoption paperwork

What should I do if I find a stray animal?

  1. First, look for an ID tag and attempt to contact the owner.
  2. Ask neighbors if they recognize the animal.
  3. Post a photo in local community groups such as Nextdoor or Facebook.
  4. Call your local non-emergency law enforcement line to report the found animal and to arrange for law enforcement or CACC (depending on service area) to pick-up the animal. 

I found an animal; can I keep it or give it to someone to hold onto?

No, it’s not that simple.  Animals are legally defined as ‘property’, so finding an animal does not mean you become the ‘owner’ since the members of the public are not legally authorized to complete an animal’s legal stray hold as citizens are not licensed an inspected by the MN Board of Animal Health as animal impound locations.   Additionally, both Minnesota & Wisconsin have statutes and local ordinances requiring an animal to wait out a stray holding period at the contracted impound facility to allow the owner a chance to find and claim their animal.  Animals waiting out a stray hold at one central impound ensures animals are safe and provides the owner with the best opportunity to reclaim.  Waiting out a stray hold in your home does not result in ownership when the city/town the animal was found in contracts for animal control or animal impound services.

What is the stray-hold period, and what happens to unclaimed animals? Can I adopt an animal after the hold?

Under instruction by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, the Companion Animal Center holds animals from both Minnesota and Wisconsin for a five-day hold to give an owner due process for reclaim.  During this time, animals at the Companion Animal Center receive a warm and quiet kennel space, fresh food and water, outdoor enrichment, essential veterinary care, and behavioral observation to help determine the best placement. Once the stray-hold period ends, any animal that remains unclaimed is legally released and transferred to one of CACC’s 501(c)(3) rescue or shelter Placement Partners.

The Companion Animal Center is not an open admission animal shelter and does not adopt animals directly to the public.  If you are interested in adopting an animal you saw in our care—or even an animal you originally found—you may apply for adoption through the rescue or shelter the animal is transferred to. Contact CACC and we can let you know which partner organization the animal went to so you can submit an adoption application. This ensures all required veterinary care is completed and the adoption is processed as legal ownership.

What should I do if I lose my animal?

  1. Search your home and surrounding area immediately—lost pets often hide close by.
  2. Notify neighbors and ask permission to check sheds, garages, and yards.
  3. Post online in your community (Nextdoor, local Facebook groups, etc.).
  4. Check the Animals in Our Care page on the CACC website daily.
  5. Submit a Lost Animal Report on the CACC website.
  6. Call your local law enforcement non-emergency number to file a lost pet report.

Why won’t CACC accept feral cats or cats in live traps?

Feral cats are different than ‘stray or lost’ cats, to learn how to distinguish between the two visit; companionanimalcontrol.com/community-cats.  Feral cats are not socialized companion animals and are not candidates for shelter or foster based adoption programs so they cannot be transferred to CACC Placement Partners. Most are best served through community cat / trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, which are managed by other organizations and listed on the CACC website.

How can I support the important work CACC does?

Friends of Companion is the nonprofit arm that works alongside Companion Animal Care & Control (CACC), which operates as an LLC, to provide support that goes beyond what traditional animal control services can offer. While CACC ensures safe impound, care, and lawful handling of animals. The Friends of Companion 501(c)(3) steps in to primarily fund the extra veterinary care that animals in a standard animal control system might never receive—and may even be euthanized without. Community support helps give these vulnerable animals a chance at recovery, placement, and a humane future. Donations, advocacy for CACC’s work, and sharing our mission all make a meaningful impact.  To learn more visit www.companionanimalcontrol.com