Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office detectives with the Auto Theft Unit say a weeklong crackdown across north Minneapolis and nearby suburbs turned up 18 stolen vehicles, eight arrests and two illegally possessed firearms, all in one coordinated sweep. The sheriff’s office called it an intelligence-driven, multi-jurisdictional operation backed by state grant funding.
Multi-agency sweep nets dozens of recoveries
The Auto Theft Unit has been running focused, intelligence-led patrols since early 2024 and frequently links up with local departments to track stolen vehicles, as reported by KSTP. The station noted that the unit’s recent work has lined up with new state grant support and a broader drop in motor-vehicle theft across Hennepin County.
How detectives tracked the cars…