Sheriff Dawanna Witt | Audacy

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

April 15, 2025
It happens more than you think and the Hennepin County Sheriff says it has to stop: Do not flee if you're pulled over "We had to chase and they surprisingly would say 'you're not supposed to chase us,'" says Sheriff Dawanna Witt

March 11, 2025
Activists call for termination of Hennepin County sheriff's deputies after video surfaces of them punching suspect

February 25, 2025
Sheriff Witt says ruling that says cars are "public places" doesn't mean they don't need "probable cause" "You can't just go eeny, meeny, miny, moe, I'm choosing you and searching your car"

February 21, 2025
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement Report suggests state, local officials who stand in the way of immigration enforcement could be under scrutiny

January 22, 2025
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt displeased with pardons for Jan. 6 rioters who attacked law enforcement "There are people who should remain in jail and we just emboldened a certain type of behavior," she says

January 22, 2025
Hennepin County Sheriff stands by stance that enforcement of immigration policy not part of agency's job "We have not been asked and I anticipate we probably will. I will stand by that that is not part of our job."

January 21, 2025
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt responds to overcrowding and inmate safety issues at county jail Department of Corrections gives Hennepin County a Dec. 6 deadline to reduce population by over 200 inmates

November 27, 2024
Hennepin County settles with family of inmate who died in jail for $3.4 million Lucas Bellamy died in 2022, allegedly after begging guards to be taken to the hospital

November 12, 2024
Hennepin County Sheriff concerned about overcrowding as they move 180 inmates to other county jails "We're the largest jail in the state and we're the busiest jail in the state," says Sheriff Dewanna Witt

September 12, 2024