Information published in the Burnsville Sun/This Week News Burnsville Community Guide 2017.
The Burnsville Police Department was founded in 1964 with a staff of one police chief, one lieutenant, one sergeant, seven officers and a department secretary.
The Bumsville Police Department 2017 roster was comprised of 43 patrol officers, 13 sergeants, 11 support services personnel, 10 investigators and school and community resource officers all led by Police Chief Eric Gieseke and the five-member administrative
team. The Patrol Unit protects Burnsville's 27-square-miles and 225 miles of streets 24 hours a day. Each year officers respond to nearly 50,000 calls for service, ranging from suspicious noises to
death investigations...
