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With new law, police in Minnesota increasingly flying drones without a search warrant
Four years ago, legislators and civil liberties advocates in Minnesota hailed a new state law that for the first time regulated the emerging use of drones by law enforcement agencies. But the legislation, in a move that left some officials uneasy, also did something else: It allowed law enforcement to use drones without a search warrant in nine specific instances ... Continue Reading
For Hennepin County’s new sheriff: A quick pivot to encryption
The move was noteworthy because Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, during his campaign for sheriff in 2018, had opposed encrypting police radio traffic – and there were no indications the new sheriff had changed his mind. ... Continue Reading
Tracking A Data Request Regarding The Dakota Access Pipeline
Instead of producing documents that might have provided insight into Hennepin County’s decision-making process, the sheriff’s office let more than a year lapse before turning over data. ... Continue Reading
Records reveal costs, logistics of Dakota Access Pipeline deployment
New documents show that an estimated $431,000 was spent to send deputies from Hennepin, Washington, and Anoka counties to respond to protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota in the fall of 2016. ... Continue Reading
Hennepin County sending deputies to presidential inauguration event
For the fourth presidential inauguration in a row, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office sent deputies to provide security in Washington, D.C., a move that involved 40 deputies and carried a $100,000 budget. ... Continue Reading
Hennepin County Sheriff adopts drone use as legal landscape evolves
An early drone policy for Minnesota's most populous county restricts operations to search and rescue missions, and prohibits use for surveillance activities, or for targeting a person based solely on characteristics such as “race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation.” ... Continue Reading
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