Tag: Hennepin County
Charges: Hennepin County employees profited nearly $4M from stolen equipment, fraud
Two former Hennepin County information technology employees have been charged related to alleged theft and fraud schemes that spanned years and profited them nearly...
Hennepin County contractors forced to ‘affirm gender identity’
Contractors doing business with Hennepin County will be forced to affirm the “gender identity” of all Minnesotans or risk being canceled thanks to a...
12 charged with racketeering in downtown Minneapolis phone theft ring
Twelve people, most from St. Paul, have been charged in Hennepin County with racketeering in what authorities call a highly organized criminal enterprise that...
Plea deal: No prison time for former principal who tried to...
A former middle school principal who attempted to solicit sex with a minor will serve no prison time under a proposed plea deal.
Mohamed Ali...
Employee who retired early ‘furious’ after Hennepin County scraps vax mandate
A Hennepin County sheriff’s detective who retired early because of the politicization of the COVID-19 vaccine is “furious” that the county has now dropped...
Progressive candidate finishes first in Hennepin County attorney primary
An ultra-progressive ex-public defender who believes “we cannot incarcerate our way to true community safety” and wants to provide alternatives to “traditional prosecution” came...
Crime victim urges Hennepin County residents to vote for public safety...
In a matter of days last week, Minneapolis recorded multiple homicides, a 15-year-old was gunned down on a light rail platform, and shots were...
Sheriff candidate wants to raise pay for prison inmates
A Democratic candidate for Hennepin County sheriff said she thinks it's a "good idea" to give inmates more money for their labor in prison.
Dawanna...
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...