Tag: Hennepin County
A radio and a flashlight: A paramedic’s defense in an increasingly...
On July 4, the Minneapolis Police Department had 80 officers on duty. Between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. dispatch handled 1300 911 calls. It...
Sheriff candidate says she won’t cooperate with federal law enforcement
Major Dawanna Witt, a Democratic candidate for Hennepin County Sheriff, has publicly vowed to continue the county's lack of cooperation with a federal law...
Hennepin County surveys inmates on ‘quality of life,’ refers to them...
An internal survey given to inmates at the Hennepin County Adult Corrections Facility refers to them as "residents."
The survey, sent to all incarcerated inmates...
Caryn Sullivan: Tad Jude on making crime illegal again
This past weekend, a three-year old was shot in north Minneapolis; video captured a shootout at the University of Minnesota; and the Minneapolis Police...
Tad Jude files to run for Hennepin County attorney
Former Washington County Judge Tad Jude filed to run for Hennepin County attorney last week, records from the Secretary of State’s Office show.
The political...
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Freeman keeps address hidden from public, tracked down to...
There are residency questions surrounding Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. It appears he’s been living in a different county for months, but a spokesperson...
Sheriff Hutchinson won’t seek reelection
Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson won’t seek reelection in November, multiple sources told Alpha News.
This was confirmed Wednesday morning when Hutchinson told his staff...
Ten days before DWI, Hutchinson said cops who do ‘stupid stuff’...
Just ten days before drunkenly totaling his county-owned vehicle, Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson said police officers who break the law ought to be...
Police chiefs call on Hennepin County attorney to hold violent criminals...
Police chiefs are asking Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman for greater accountability in the criminal justice system.
In a Wednesday letter to Freeman, the Hennepin...
High-level officials prompted investigation into journalist who photographed sheriff’s wrecked squad
Newly-released documents show that high-level Hennepin County officials initiated an investigation into photojournalist Rebecca Brannon after she reported on Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson's...