Sheriff Dawanna Witt | Audacy

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
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

September 16, 2025
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

September 12, 2025
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