Law enforcement agencies across Minnesota served just five search warrants using no-knock entry in 2024, a marked decline from when reporting first began in 2021.
A new report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shows agencies requested 19 no-knock warrants statewide, of which 18 were granted and 16 were executed — but not all were carried out through no-knock entry.
Half of those warrants were served without entering the targeted address, using ion swabs and vehicle trackers instead. In three others, officers knocked and announced their presence before entering…