Silver Bay Police Department

09/10/2026

Owner found.
Is this your dog? Picked up on Ives rd. Contact the police department to claim.

08/26/2026

!!!!ATTENTION!!!!
The Silver Bay Police Department, along with the MN DNR, and local volunteers are hosting Fi***rm Safety classes on September 18th. Class begins at 8:00AM, meet at the new trail head building, half hour prior to the start of the class for registration. Preference to students ages 11 – 13. Students must first complete the MN Fi***rm Safety Course online and bring a copy of their certificate to class. The Fi***rms Safety Certificate becomes valid at age 12. Fi***rms will be provided for the target practice. Parents must drive students to the range for that portion of the class. Register at City Hall, 226-4408, prior to September 16th.

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08/25/2026

Fall Youth ATV Safety Training

08/11/2026

Conrad will be in Silver Bay this week.

This is Conrad. He is a university student from Estonia, who is completing a summer internship with Southwestern Advantage. Conrad is in the area selling K-12 educational products. He will be in the area for up to 4 weeks, driving a gray Chevy Blazer. If you see him, stop and say hi!

07/11/2026

Bay Days is in full swing! We have an amazing team of officers working throughout the evening to help keep everyone safe.

Have fun, be safe, and if you need a sober ride home, find one of the officers—we'll help get you there safely.

06/29/2026

-PSA- Reminder.
When reporting a crime to the Silver Bay Police Department. Please call 9.1.1 or Lake County Dispatch at 218-834-8385 option 1. The page and the squad phone are not monitored 24/7. By contacting dispatch who is trained and has the time to ask the right questions for the information, and can also get emergency personnel en-route while gathering the information. Which makes us more efficient in our jobs. Facebook and the squad phone are used more for general questions.

05/16/2026

FIRE UPDATE

04/20/2026

Attention Residents:

As you begin your spring cleaning, please remember that it is against city code to rake leaves, grass, or other debris into the streets. This can clog storm drains and cause damage to city equipment.

Thank you for helping keep our community clean and safe!

City Code 910.02

04/20/2026

We also had local resident report the same scam.

Good morning everyone. We took another scam report last night. The reporting party received this via text messaging. If you get something like this just ignore and delete it. Do not give out any personal information. When in doubt report it.

04/13/2026

On 4/13/2026 the City of Silver Bay’s sanitary sewer had a surcharge due to a blockage on Outer Drive between Law Drive and Evans Circle. The MPCA has been notified, due to the overflow of sewage on to Outer Dive that flows into the city’s storm system. City crews have cleared the blockage and will be cleaning up debris. There is no known impact to the City’s drinking water system.