History
Founded in 1936, the Southeastern Minnesota Police & Peace Officers Association is a unified alliance of City, County, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies of Southeastern Minnesota.

Commonly referred to as the Southeastern or the SEMPPOA, the objectives and mission of the Southeastern are non-political and the association is non-profit. The Southeastern is also governed by a list of rules and procedures called the Bylaws. The original patch and logo, which was updated in early 2004, is displayed on the left.


Goals & Missions
Southeastern Minnesota Police & Peace Officers Association aims to:

Promote a higher degree of skill and efficiency among members through advanced training and classes. Create and build friendships among members through annual events. Unite the members of the various law enforcement agencies. Promote the cooperation of officers within the territory. Provide maximum protection for the public.

Members
SEMPPOA members are from all law enforcement groups including Police Departments, Sheriff's Offices, State Agencies (State Patrol, BCA, DNR Enforcement, etc), and Federal Agencies (FBI, INS, Secret Service, etc).
Membership is not only limited to peace officers; dispatchers, clerical, correction and detention officers are also members.

Member area counties included in the member area are in Southeastern Minnesota (Blue Earth, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, LeSueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona), Northern Iowa (Emmet, Howard, Mitchell, Winnebago, Winneshiek, and Worth), and Southwestern Wisconsin (Buffalo, La Crosse, Pierce, Pepin, Trempealau, and Vernon). The Minnesota member area is pictured to the right.


Training, Events, and Tournaments
The SEMPPOA sponsors many annual events and tournaments in conjunction with training, classes, and business meetings. The Southeastern-hosted training and classes are taught by professionals, offer POST credits and cover several topics. The tournaments include fishing, golf, pistol shoot, and softball. A motorcycle ride is also planned.

In addition, the SEMPPOA will post online and distribute agency and community events though the Event Posting Service. For more information about the Event Posting Service, please visit the Events page.


Membership Dues
Membership dues are very affordable. A one-year membership is $5.00 and a five-year membership is $20.


More Information
If you'd like to become a member or would like more information about member benefits, visit the Join page for more information.