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Dave Hutchinson’s uphill fight to take down a conservative sheriff

The following article by Hannah Jones was posted on the CityPages website March 28, 2018:

He says Hennepin County has a Trump fan running the sheriff’s department, but most people don’t know it.

Dave Hutchinson is a lawman. He’s been a Metro Transit Police officer for 15 years, and for the last five, a sergeant. These days, he spends a lot of time making calls and sending letters, because he’s running for sheriff.

He’s got a straightforward platform. He wants to change the way Hennepin County hires officers, which right now, is basically a written test and an interview with the sheriff and HR. Instead, he wants three full-on hearings by three different panels of law enforcement, county staff, and trusted civilians.

He also wants to make things better for Hennepin County Jail staff by hiring more corrections officers, and not forcing cops to work overtime in jail when they’d rather be patrolling. Continue reading “Dave Hutchinson’s uphill fight to take down a conservative sheriff”