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HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF

Tom Homan, White House Border Czar speaks at a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 12, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Hennepin County Sheriff: Dramatic change in federal immigration enforcement tactics under border czar Homan

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Hennepin County Sheriff says there's been no change in policy when it comes to immigration enforcement
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Hennepin County Sheriff says there's been no change in policy when it comes to immigration enforcement

"Our office is operating in the exact same way as it did when I took office here," said Sheriff Dawanna Witt
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Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies reportedly drag woman off Government Center elevator, hand her over to ICE agents
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Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies reportedly drag woman off Government Center elevator, hand her over to ICE agents

Darcy Sherman, an assistant public defender who witnessed the incident, speaks to WCCO's Laura Oakes
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ICE officials acknowledge the Minnesota Department of Corrections is actually cooperating with Federal government
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ICE officials acknowledge the Minnesota Department of Corrections is actually cooperating with Federal government

VP JD Vance and federal officials say cooperation is taking place, but argue counties don't always do the same
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A Hennepin County Sheriff walks towards a police car at the entrance of a parking lot next to the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on January 18, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Hennepin County Sheriff: Immigration enforcement tactics fracturing law enforcement relationships with the community

"Treating people poorly, and violating people's rights, it affects all law enforcement," says Sheriff Dawanna Witt
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Serious concerns of racial profiling by ICE agents from law enforcement, who say even police officers have been targeted
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Serious concerns of racial profiling by ICE agents from law enforcement, who say even police officers have been targeted

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley says one of his officers of color had guns drawn on her by federal agents
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Activists confronted a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the largely Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
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Fear and terror among immigrants targeted by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and anger from the Hennepin County Sheriff

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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt links vaping and social media to a surge in juvenile crime.
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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
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The Hennepin County Sheriff and several other Hennepin County police chiefs had strong, negative reaction to County Attorney Mary Moriarty's new policy not to pursue prosecutions in cases that stem from "low-level" traffic pullovers.
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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"
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City leaders and police had become concerned about, with rampant drug use and unhealthy, dirty conditions - and especially violence - after two shootings in less than 24 hours at two separate locations Monday.
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Violence, drug use, unsanitary conditions push Minneapolis to clear homeless encampment on private property

Eight people were shot near 28th and Lake Street, the second Minneapolis encampment shooting in one day
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Minneapolis police Chief Brian O'Hara and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt in Minneapolis. Witt spoke to WCCO Radio Friday about the importance of the role women play in law enforcement on National Police Woman Day.
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LISTEN: Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt on the importance of women in law enforcement

Friday is National Police Woman Day, a day to recognize the growing impact women are making in the profession
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The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee is pushing for a new set of policies they say will strengthen Minneapolis' separation ordinance, restricting local police from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
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Twin Cities immigrant rights activists want a stronger "sanctuary city" in Minneapolis

They're also calling on city officials to enforce Minneapolis's sanctuary city policy more rigorously
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Minnesota BCA investigating "traumatic incident" following Minneapolis traffic stop

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The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is set to host a training program offering an in-depth look at local public safety - to the public.
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Hennepin County Sheriff's Office gives the public a chance to see behind-the-scenes with a "Citizen's Academy"

"People really enjoy this," says Community Outreach Sergeant Joel Svenby
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A state spending boost looks to have an impact on Minnesota jails.
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A state spending boost looks to have an impact on Minnesota jails for individuals battling mental health issues

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says the funding comes at a crucial time for the state
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says they will seek first-degree murder charges against Vance Boelter
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says they will seek first-degree murder charges against Vance Boelter

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Minneapolis has decided to encrypt their police scanners, a move that Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says helps protect the privacy of both law enforcement and citizens.
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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt defends Minneapolis' decision to encrypt police scanners

"It is about privacy. There's a lot of information that is provided on our radios," Witt tells WCCO
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