Hennepin County Attorney | Audacy

Hennepin County Sherriff Dawanna Witt is expressing concern over youth crime tied to social media posts "You have kids that are posing on Snapchat with guns," Witt said regarding thefts of weapons from cars

November 26, 2025
Hennepin County launches a new crime diversion screening model to curb crime among young offenders "Data shows that when we do divert young people, they are quite successful," says County Att. Mary Moriarty

November 20, 2025
Victim of 2013 rape in Hennepin County speaks out after her attacker sentenced to 20 years in prison Melissa Zimmerman agreed to provide evidence through a rape test kit and says it was key to finding her attacker

November 12, 2025
Hennepin County charges man after emailed threats of retaliation for the death of Charlie Kirk 64-year old John Allan Sandeen sent the emails to the music director at a church in Maple Grove and others

September 19, 2025
Reckless, harmful, overreach: Hennepin County law enforcement very critical of Moriarty's policy on traffic stops "We're not supposed to chase, we're not supposed to pull them over. Criminals are paying attention people"

September 19, 2025
Hennepin County Attorney will no longer prosecute cases coming from low-level traffic stops; county police chiefs slam proposal Attorney Mary Moriarty says they disproportionately target Blacks and 99% of cases fail to recover contraband

September 17, 2025
A Minneapolis man's exoneration is highlighting justice reform efforts in Hennepin County Brian Hooper was exonerated after a key trial witness confessed to the crime during an investigation

September 8, 2025
Minnesota state Rep. Cedrick Frazier announces a run for Hennepin County Attorney in 2026 Current Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced earlier in August she would not seek re-election

August 18, 2025
Upgraded charges filed against Vance Boelter, man accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker, wounding another “The damage done has opened wounds that will never heal," says Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty

August 15, 2025
New evidence could vacate 1998 murder conviction of Brian Hooper in Hennepin County "It was a shocking crime. New evidence, however, shows that Brian Hooper did not commit this murder."

August 12, 2025