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Sheriff elected to NSA Board (KSTP)

60 percent of Hennepin inmates test positive for drugs (MPR)

Hennepin County launches YouTube program to help nab Most Wanted. On Feb. 10 Sheriff Rich Stanek announced the launch of a YouTube television program, Hennepin County’s Most Wanted. The program will feature booking photos of the county's top-10 most-wanted fugitives, as well as photos of about a dozen Person Missing. http://www.personmissing.com/

Patrols Crack Down on Drunk Boaters (KSTP)

Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek on drug trafficking (Minnesota Public Radio)

Meth labs fade, but seizures are up (StarTribune)
""It's just a constant, steady stream," said Rich Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff. "What little local production remains centers on a ""shake and bake" method ..."

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Crime Lab creates new DNA program with $1-million in federal stimulus funds

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No Texting And Driving Campaign
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the Insurance Federation of Minnesota have partnered with AT&T in the effort. Stanek pointed out 152 of those who died on Minnesota highways in the past three years were between the ages of 15 and 19 years old.
AT&T tells customers to stop texting while driving (KARE 11)
AT&T, Police Urge Don't Text While Driving (WCCO)

Sheriff shows off remodeled Hennepin Co. Crime Lab

Heroin Use on Rise in Twin Cities Metro - Sheriffs respond to report on heroin use (WCCO)

Heroin Use on Rise in Twin Cities Metro (Fox 9)

Heroin use is up, and so are OD deaths (StarTribune)

Sheriffs say Twin Cities heroin deaths on the rise (KARE 11)

Sheriffs: Twin Cities Heroin Deaths on the Rise (KSTP)

Heroin deaths on rise in metro area, sheriff says (MPR)

YouTube and text messaging encourage tips about suspects

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