News Releases
3/25.2013 Sheriff's Office Open House on April 26, 2013
2/25/2013 Groundbreaking for the Sheriff's 911 Emergency Communications Facility
2/04/2013 Sheriff discusses Pres Obama visit to Minneapolis on gun violence
1/28/2013 Sheriff meets with President Obama on gun violence
08/29/2012 Sheriff's Office urges disposal of unwanted meds
08/24/2012 Back to school safety
08/08/2012 Fall 2012 Citizen Law Enforcement Academy
08/06/2012 National Night Out - Night To Unite 2012
08/08/02/2012 Two Arrests Made in Boat Theft Case
07/31/2012 Public Help Needed in Boat Theft Spree
07/25/2012 Update on Corcoran Drowning
07/25/2012 Sheriff Stanek Testifes in DC Hearing
07/17/2012 Update on BWI Totals
07/13/2012 Sheriff's Office Seeks Volunteers
07/12/2012 Veteran Grave Disturbed
07/07/2012 Lake Minnetonka - Missing Swimmer
07/07/2012 Child Drowns in Golden Valley
07/03/2012 Holiday Boat and Water Safety
06/26/2012 Apparent Drowning on Lake Minnetonka
06/15/2012 Guns and Marijuana Case in Hopkins
06/11/2012 Girl From Cedar Lake Water Incident Dies
06/08/2012 Apparent Drowning Victim Recovered on Lake Independence
06/05/2012 Brooklyn Center Officer Named
05/25/2015 Five Arrests in Minneapolis
05/24/2012 Memorial Day Weekend Water Safety
05/18/2012 Law Enforcement Memorial
05/15/2012 Body Recovered from Mississippi River
05/12/2012 Sheriff in Israel for Law Enforcement Training
05/12/2012 Death at the Hennepin County Jail
05/11/2012 Deputy Honored 78 Years After His Death
05/10/2012 Man Dies After a Jump Into the Mississippi River
05/10/2012 Body Recovered from Mississippi River
05/07/2012 Gun Permits to Carry Applications Increase
05/05/2012 Body Recovered from Mississippi River
04/30/2012 Weapons Screening Now at Suburban Courts
04/19/2012 Death Investigation in Rogers
04/18/2012 Hennepin County Tests Tornado Drills
04/13/2012 Tips for Calling 911
04/12/2012 Hennepin, Ramsey, and Anoka Sheriffs: Heroin Warning Issued
04/10/2012 North Memorial - Water Task Force Safety Event
04/03/2012 Body Recovered from Mississippi River
03/29/2012 Marijauna, Guns, and Ballistic Vest Found - Men Charged
03/25/2012 Body Recovered from Mississippi River
03/09/2012 Weekend Thin Ice Advisory
02/26/2012 Woman Found in a Plymouth Hot Tub
02/22/2012 Sheriff Makes Arrest in ID Theft Case
02/20/2012 Huge Decrease in Violent Crime for Hennepin County
02/10/2012 ATV Driver is Rescued from Lake Sarah
02/09/2012 Sheriff's Advisory: New Ice & Lake Restrictions
02/04/2012 Two Vehicles Go Through Ice in Two Weeks
02/03/2012 Designate a Driver for Superbowl Sunday
01/18/2012 Sheriff Attends White House Conference
12/30/2011 Man Impersonates Police Officer
12/14/2011 Rain Prompts Thin Ice Warning
12/11/2011 Warrant Sweep Plans
11/23/2011 Holiday Weekend DWI's
11/19/2011 Sheriff in FBI Training
11/05/2011 Man Found Injured in Corcoran
10/26/2011 Synthetic Drug Case
09/19/2011 Sheriff Awards Citizens
09/27/2011 Maple Grove and Rogers Narcotics Case
09/09/2011 Family Emergency Communication Plans
09/08/2011 Sheriff Named Co-Chair of NSA Homeland Security Committee
09/06/2011 Stolen Pain Medication Investigation Continues
09/02/2011 Water Safety Reminder for Labor Day Weekend
09/01/2011 Arrest on Lake Minnetonka
08/23/2011 Sheriff Urges See Something, Say Something
08/16/2011 Drownings Increased from July 2010 to July 2011
08/04/2011 Drowning Victim Recovered from Lake Minnetonka
08/02/2011 Second MSA Scholarship
08/01/2011 Sheriff Advocates National Night Out/Night To Unite
07/30/2011 Apparent Drowning on Lake Minnetonka
07/27/2011 Body Recovered in Mississippi River
07/24/2011 Drowning at Hotel in Minneapolis
07/20/2011 HCSO Emergency Communications Facility Receives State Support
07/19/2011 Apparent Drowning in Wirth Lake
07/13/2011 Apparent Drowning in Minneapolis
07/13/2011 Apparent Drowning in Apartment Swimming Pool
06/30/2011 Review Your Water Safety Plan for Holiday Weekend
06/14/2011 HCSO Promotes "One Day Citizen Academy" for Somali Community
06/13/2011 Missing Child in Orono
06/13/2011 Sheriff Attends Army War College Training
06/10/2011 Woman Accused of Throwing Baby Arrested
06/08/2011 ATM Theft Investigation
06/05/2011 Man Found In Pool In Tonka Bay
06/03/2011 New Records Management System to Help Prevent Crime
06/02/2011 Sheriff's Youth Group Helps Shelters
05/31/2011 Most Wanted Suspect Arrested in Canada
05/27/2011 Sheriff Urges Holiday Safety
05/26/2011 Sheriff's Message Reminds Public of Holiday Weekend Safety
05/25/2011 Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Trains Volunteers
05/21/2011 Fatal Fire in Hassan
05/09/2011 HCSO Offers Open House to Public
05/03/2011 Spring Medicine Collection Results
04/30/2011 Medicine Collection Event
04/25/2011 Assault in Rockford
4/20/2011 Spring Medicine Collection Events
04/15/2011 Tips for Calling 911
04/14/2011 HCSO Declares Ice Out for 2011
04/13/2011 Tornado Sirens To Sound Twice for Severe Weather Awareness Week
04/11/2011 Sheriff Honors Jail Volunteers
03/24/2011 Snowmobile Sinks In Open Water
03/21/2011 Sheriff's Youth Group Wins Award
03/12/2011 Child Found in Hot Tub
03/02/2011 Awards announced for Sheriff's Office personnel
02/25/2011 Snowmobiles collide on Lake Minnetonka
02/18/2011 Register for Citizen Academy
02/11/2011 Reward offered in robbery spree
02/08/2011 Law enforcement scholarship announced
01/27/2011 70% of men booked are on drugs
01/19/2011 Better med collection advocated
01/04/2011 Re-elected Sheriff takes oath
12/16/2010 Sheriff takes national leadership role
12/14/2010 Charges in second Rogers robbery
12/10/2010 Warrant sweep locates sex offenders
12/09/2010 Disaster Prep training for citizens
12/02/2010 Homeland Security meeting
11/29/2010 Man charged in Rogers robbery
11/19/2010 Sheriff completes FBI training
11/16/2010 New 911 Communication Center planned
11/12/2010 Remains found in a park
11/04/2010 Fall Citizen Awards
10/28/2010 Halloween DWI enforcement
10/21/2010 Voter fraud charges
10/14/2010 Fatal fire in Rogers
09/30 Boat sinks on Lake Minnetonka
09/29/2010 Sheriff's Office awards volunteers
09/27/2010 Unwanted Medicine Collection Event
09/27/2010 School lesson on texting
09/20/2010 Medicine collection events announced in six counties
09/07/2010 Fall Citizen Academy
08/11/2010 Incident near Big Island
08/05/2010 Water incident involving a child
08/03/2010 Tips needed after robberies
08/02/10 National Night Out encourages neighborhood safety
07/21/2010 Sheriff announces July warrant sweep
07/16/2010 Apparent drowning in Minneapolis
06/28/2010 More than 60% of arrestees in Henn Co jail have used drugs
06/25/2010 Possible drowning in Crystal
06/15/2010 Sheriff's Office wins customer service award
05/27/2010 Parents are urged to create a swim safety plan
05/10/2010 Law Enforcement Memorial honors fallen officers May 14
04/28/2010 Sheriff's Open House on May 13
04/23/2010 Sheriff's warrant unit arrests violent youth
04/21/22 Sheriff's Communications/911 to test tornado sirens
04/15/10 Sheriff's Office Crime Lab launches new DNA initiative
04/08/10 Txtng & Driving: Campaign urgers drivers to wait
03/23/10 Sheriff warns children and anglers to avoid thin ice
03/17/10 Sheriff awards heroic citizens and Sheriff's Office personnel
02/25/10 Henn Co Sheriff's Office offers new D.A.R.E. option
01/12/10 Two sheriffs issue warning about heroin overdoses in the Twin Cities
12/02/09 Extra DWI Enforcement for December
11/18/09 Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol accepts new public safety duties
11/03/09 New Inspector at Sheriff's Office will lead the Investigations Bureau
10/29/09 Sheriff's Office joins statewide effort to reduce impaired driving Halloween weekend
10/07/09 Fall seat belt enforcement will target groups who typically don't use seat belts
09/25/09 Law enforcement scholarships are available from Minnesota Sheriff's Association
09/08/09 Project Lifesaver begins at the Sheriff's Office and will help people who tend to wander
09/16/09 Crime Lab receives stimulus funds will improve DNA evidence processing -- see attachment