U.S. Attorney, Emmer meet metro sheriffs on crime, staffing

U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen and Rep. Tom Emmer held a roundtable in Blaine with law enforcement leaders from Anoka, Wright and Sherburne counties to discuss rising gang violence, drug trafficking and AI-based scams, and how federal prosecutors can help. Sheriffs pressed Rosen on whether his office has enough staff to take major cases after Operation Metro Surge, which had depleted prosecutors and led to missed deadlines and dozens of court-order violations earlier this year. Rosen said his office is hiring and now has more prosecutors than before the surge, boosted by temporary reinforcements from the Justice Department tied to both the immigration crackdown and Minnesota's large fraud caseload. He also warned that the current escalation in political violence is "unsustainable for us as a society," signaling continued federal focus on threats against public officials. The meeting, organized by Emmer, underscores that suburban metro agencies are looking for deeper, direct ties to federal prosecutors as they confront more complex crime and fallout from Washington-driven operations.