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Richard Stanek

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Twin Cities police worried about dramatic uptick in heroin-related deaths

    Yesterday, the Hennepin, Anoka, and Ramsey County Sheriffs held a joint news conference to highlight a trend of increasing concern to Twin Cities law enforcement -- an uptick in heroin use, particularly among youth.Deaths caused by heroin overdoses in the three counties increased nearly three-fold l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    KSTP wants answers from Minneapolis police over cameraman shoving incident [VIDEO]

    During a "Re-Occupy" Minneapolis demonstration on Saturday night, protesters learned from police they would not be allowed to erect tents in Peavey Plaza. After they marched in the street in protest, 12 people were arrested on Nicollet Mall for public nuisance and impeding traffic. KSTP cameraman C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    ACLU files First Amendment lawsuit against state on behalf of activist Melissa Hill

    ​With the help of some legal heavy-hitters, Melissa Hill hopes to make the Federal Protective Services, state of Minnesota, and city of Minneapolis pay for her sidewalk chalking-related June arrest.Hill was detained and issued a trespass order for "damaging public property" while inscribing an ant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Melissa Hill settles lawsuit against Sheriff Richard Stanek for $15,000

    The booking photo from the arrest that started it all.​Occupy MN's first arrest has resulted in its first financial settlement. Melissa Hill, a well-known local activist and "Kitten for Sheriff" founder, sued Sheriff Richard Stanek after he had her trespassed from the Hennepin County Government C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Occupy Homes MN to deliver 6,000 signatures to US Bank

    ​The Occupy Homes movement -- an offshoot of OccupyMN and Occupy Minneapolis -- is still fighting to keep two Minneapolis homeowners' families from being evicted. This evening, a group of marchers is bringing over 6,000 signatures to US Bank, in the hopes that the downtown-based lender will find ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Protesters blast Wells Fargo bonuses, political donations [VIDEO]

    Protesters decried big bonuses paid to Wells Fargo executives​About 40 protesters marched from Occupy MN's "People's Plaza" to the Wells Fargo center this morning to blast the bank. The protesters were accompanied by Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen imitators, who stood behind th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Occupy MN: Melissa Hill sues Sheriff Richard Stanek over trespassing arrest

    The booking photo from Occupy MN's first arrest.​Just a week into the Occupy MN demonstrations at Hennepin County Government Plaza, the movement got its first arrest. Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies hauled away Melissa Hill, a well-known local activist and the founder of the anti-Sheriff Richar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Occupy MN and ACLU sue Hennepin County

    ​The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four members of the Occupy MN movement. The 92-page filing lists Hennepin County, the county commissioners, Sheriff Rich Stanek, and "unnamed" Hennepin County deputies and security officers as defendants. At the heart of the lawsuit is whether new restri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Occupy MN protesters barred from sleeping in Government Plaza starting Monday

    Occupy MN FacebookAn occupier gets in Sheriff Rich Stanek's face outside the commissioner's meeting Tuesday.​Hennepin County commissioners voted unanimously in favor of enacting yet another raft of stricter rules on Occupy MN protesters camping out in Government Plaza. According to the new restri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Occupy MN protesters defy Hennepin County orders; ACLU threatens lawsuit [UPDATE]

    The occupiers are refusing to move from in front of a sign.​This morning, Hennepin County maintenance removed all of Occupy MN protesters' signs from Government Plaza. Just before noon, however, a small contingent of the occupiers started putting them back up. Now, seven occupiers have linked ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Occupy MN: Mugshots from arrests at US Bank [PICTURES]

    Even though this is what she wanted, no one looks happy in a mugshot.​Yesterday afternoon, in an attempt to escalate the level of confrontation with law enforcement, seven Occupy MN protesters refused to clear the intersection in front of US Bank. Their message was manifold, but the goal was clear ... More >>

  • News

    October 19, 2011

    Melissa Hill arrested at Occupy MN

    Protest notches first arrest and first victory

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Occupy MN to rebuild tent city on US Bank plaza [VIDEO]

    The original Tent City, in its fleeting glory. ​On Saturday, ten transparent pup tents sailed a sea of Occupy MN protesters from the South side of the Government Plaza to the North, in open defiance of Sheriff Rich Stanek's ban on structures or tents in the park. Eight conventional camping tents s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2011

    Occupy MN: Melissa Hill arrested by Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies [VIDEO]

    Cops approach Melissa Hill outside Occupy MN tent building demo.​Occupy MN protesters began setting up tents and shelters on the grassy knoll of the Government Plaza this afternoon, with full knowledge that they are defying the orders of the Hennepin County Sheriff. However, cops approached Melis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Occupy MN gets law enforcement OK for occupation of Government Plaza

    ​In a series of meetings held over the past couple of days, Occupy MN organizers have received tentative approval for their plans to camp out in the Hennepin County Government Center plaza starting tomorrow at 9 a.m. The plaza is public property, but organizers still met with the Hennepin County ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Metro Gang Strike Force gets off scot free

    Photo: benleto.Hennepin County also declined to file anymore charges last year.​After years of controversy, the saga of Minnesota's scandal-riddled gang-combating task force is about to come to an anti-climactic finish. The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to level anymore federal char ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Rich Stanek vs. Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senate? [UPDATES]

    Rich Stanek: He beat Kitten. Is Klobuchar next?​Norm Coleman generated some headlines the other day when he confirmed that he has no intention of running against Sen. Amy Klobuchar when she's up for re-election in 2012. So, who will? MPR asked around and found buzz building for Hennepin County Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Kitten for Sheriff urges CEOs to lock themselves up

    Stanek, or kitten for sheriff?​Anyone remember the kitten that thought it could get more Facebook support than Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek? Well, apparently the people behind this campaign have taken it pretty far. In addition to just trying to up its Facebook stats, supporters for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Minneapolis ranked 13th most pot-loving community

    Photo: aturkus/Flickr​April 20's a bit of mythical date for those who partake of the herb, and The Daily Beast took the opportunity to check in with some "experts" and consult some statistics to create it's Top 40 Most Pot-Loving Communities. Minneapolis comes in at No. 13. Maybe we'd have ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Rich Stanek's $426,150 grant request for KingFish phone tracker wins county's OK

    This man wants to go KingFishing for your cell phone signal

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Rich Stanek faces kitten competition for Hennepin County Sheriff

    The feline is running on the Kitty Disobedience ticket, and has already accused the incumbent of dirty tricks.

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Minneapolis's Metro Gang Strike Force strikes out

    Also: Pat Buchanan's Minnesota, rubber-ball fetishist burglar

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Hennepin County Sheriff weighs in on Metro Gang Strike Force

    In an interview with MinnPost, Rich Stanek discusses the dubious, recently disbanded unit, which is the subject of two investigations.

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Former charter school director accused of embezzling $1.38 million

    Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

  • News

    May 7, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Readers respond to Best of the Twin Cities

  • News

    December 19, 2007

    Herbal Remedy

    Killer weed ravages suburbs, supplies of Cheetos

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Herbal Calamity

    Killer weed ravages suburbs, supplies of Cheetos

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2007

    Scuba-duba do

    Killer weed ravages suburbs, supplies of Cheetos

  • News

    November 1, 2006

    The Rehabilitation of Rich Stanek

    The MPD captain tries to outrun his most formidable opponent—his own checkered history on race—in a bid to be Hennepin County sheriff

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2006

    Crime of the season

    The MPD captain tries to outrun his most formidable opponent—his own checkered history on race—in a bid to be Hennepin County sheriff

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2006

    Primary results

    The MPD captain tries to outrun his most formidable opponent—his own checkered history on race—in a bid to be Hennepin County sheriff

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2006

    Rich Stanek: role model for white people

    The MPD captain tries to outrun his most formidable opponent—his own checkered history on race—in a bid to be Hennepin County sheriff

  • News

    May 21, 2003

    Dead Again?

    The drive to bring back capital punishment has friends in high places

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    Dragnet

    A new computer database system called CriMNet is supposed to revolutionize crime fighting in Minnesota. Cops, politicians, big business, and the media love it.

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Tim Pawlenty's New Deal

    How Minnesota's new governor set the table for this year's budget-slashing "crisis" in state healthcare spending

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    Blame the Victims

    Laura Goodman-Brown, Minnesota's crime-victims ombudsman, is about to become a victim herself. And she says it's a crime.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Welcome to Palookaville

    The abbreviated shelf life of posterity

  • News

    January 30, 2002

    Freedom Fighters

    Coming to a capitol near you: The Patriot Act Junior

  • Books

    February 24, 1999

    Hard and Fast

    Recent embarrassments notwithstanding, Minneapolis isn't softening its stance on high-speed chases

  • News

    November 26, 1997

    Shades of Mediocrity

    For better or worse, the Star Tribune's new owners will stay the course.

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