Short answer
Moorhead Police is the official law enforcement agency for Moorhead, Minnesota. Call 911 for emergencies. The city publishes 218-299-5120 for general information and lists the regional dispatch non-emergency line on moorheadmn.gov. Moorhead Police are separate from Fargo Police. Help Me is not a reporting system.
The facts, in one place
- Emergency: 911. General information: 218-299-5120.
- Anonymous tips and some online reports are published on the city site.
- Campus public safety is not a replacement off campus.
- File an incident with the city where it happened.
Published contacts
Emergency: 911. Non-emergency dispatch: 701-451-7660 (Red River Regional Dispatch Center), listed on moorheadmn.gov. General information / department: 218-299-5120. Address published as 911 11th Street North, Moorhead. Confirm on the city Police page.
- Online reports: Moorhead publishes an online path for some theft and damage reports under a dollar threshold — read the current rules on the city site. Stolen vehicles are not an online form.
- Anonymous tips: the city documents tip411 with the keyword TIPMOORHEAD to 847411, plus an online form. Not for emergencies.
- MSUM and Concordia public safety are campus, not a replacement for city police off campus.
Minnesota city, Minnesota follow-up
If the incident happened in Moorhead, do not file it with Fargo Police. Clay County is the county layer. Help Me is not a reporting system on either side.
Where Help Me fits
Help Me is for small favors, not reports. For anything that belongs in a police record, use Moorhead Police.
Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
911 for emergency. Moorhead Police or the campus public safety for the campus you are standing on. NDSU Police do not automatically cover Moorhead streets.
No. This page exists so you call the official department.
With Moorhead Police, not Fargo Police. Use 911 for urgent matters and the city's published non-emergency options for the rest.
Keep going
- FargoFargo Police — official city law enforcementFargo Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-451-7660 metro non-emergency. Official site fargond.gov. Help Me does not dispatch officers.
- MSUMMSUM Public Safety — official campus helpMSUM Public Safety: 218-477-2449, 24/7 escorts, on-campus jump starts, and vehicle unlocks. Call 911 in an emergency. Not Help Me.
- ConcordiaConcordia Public Safety — official campus helpConcordia Public Safety and SAFEWalk: 218-299-3123, 24/7. Call 911 for emergencies in Moorhead. Help Me is not campus security.
- Clay CountyClay County resources (Minnesota)Clay County Social Services in Moorhead: food support, health coverage, child protection, and crisis numbers. Cass County offices do not serve this side.
- emergencyEmergencies: 911, then the right local deskCall 911 in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. Campus police and 211 are next. Help Me is not emergency response.
- Moorhead, MNMoorhead: ask your block on the Minnesota sideAsk Moorhead neighbors for the small stuff: directions across campus, a phone charger, a hand with a box. Public places and a private chat, Minnesota side.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.