Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
| Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension | |
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| Abbreviation | BCA |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1927 |
| Employees | 533 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Minnesota, U.S. |
| Map of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 86,936 square miles (225,160 km2) |
| Population | 5,576,606 (2017 est.) |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Minnesota |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1430 Maryland Ave E Saint Paul, MN 55106 |
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| Parent agency | Minnesota Department of Public Safety |
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| Website | |
| dps.mn.gov | |
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is a statewide criminal investigative bureau headquartered in Saint Paul that provides expert forensic science and criminal investigation services. The BCA assists local Minnesota law enforcement agencies with complex investigations using the latest technology and techniques, and helps secure arrests for violence-related and drug-trafficking crimes, among others. Notably, the BCA investigates killings by police and similar incidents.
The BCA operates as a subsidiary division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, a major state agency of the Minnesota Executive Branch. The BCA's superintendent is Drew Evans.