Minnesota
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“The mayor, the city, the city council, and the Minneapolis Police Department collectively agreed to severely limit police response in the barricaded area surrounding plaintiffs’ businesses,” according to the lawsuit
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison
The justices rejected the appeal without issuing any comments or explanation after Chauvin argued his trial was tainted by negative publicity
The move comes after Derek Chauvin’s correspondence with a pathologist who claims that George Floyd’s death was caused by a rare tumor
“It’s a pretty unusual, pretty eventful series of events,” Officer Vinny Brown said. “Both of those situations don’t happen for a game warden, that is for sure”
Minneapolis city council approves location for new PD station 3 years after previous site was burned
“It’s a big victory for our city, but also for the residents of the Third Precinct, who have been calling out for safety,” Mayor Jacob Frey said after the vote
Minneapolis officers worked 265,000 overtime hours this year after losing 40% of the department over the past three years
The proposal would have raised officer wages by 5.2% and added other financial incentives for hiring and retention
When the officers announced their arrival, they immediately came under fire
The officers, whose injuries were not life-threatening, were part of a drug task force; a standoff with the suspect lasted several hours
The Hennepin County attorney’s interpretation of the student restraint law “puts us back to where we were roughly two weeks ago, Minn. Chiefs of Police Association Executive Director Jeff Potts said
Minneapolis has a ratio of 1.4 police officers for every 1,000 residents, the second-lowest out of 22 sampled American cities
Minnesota law enforcement associations are asking for a special legislative session on the SRO law that changed the “reasonable force standard” in schools
Police groups say the legislation prohibits school resource officers from taking action in situations in which students damage property or present a physical danger
As of Sept. 22, the resignations of the chief and one officer will leave the city of Motley with zero officers on the force
Chief Phil Baebenroth discusses how prioritizing safety, technology, equipment and opportunities is key to building officer morale
Former Minneapolis officer Brian Cummings was sentenced to nine months in the county workhouse after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the pursuit
The language of the new law states SROs are prohibited from using certain types of restraints when trying to control unruly students
Minnesota is currently short of more than 1,000 officers across the state
The Minnesota Law Enforcement Labor Service reports that nearly 50% of the state’s police departments are suffering from insufficient staff
The main topic of discussion at the court-ordered reform meeting was the circumstances under which officers employ force
“The harsh reality is, I don’t want to be the guy working 80 hours a week just running this PD, being on call 24 hours a day,” Chief Smith said
“This incident underscores the incredible courage, bravery — and truly the restraint of our officers as they face incredible challenges today,” Chief O’Hara said
“Looking at the car, listening to the gunfire – it truly is a blessing he is still here with us.”
Chief Brian O’Hara said the divisions enable the department to have “greater accountability” over efforts to reduce crime
Judge: “Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances”
The settlement calls for de-escalation whenever possible, limits the use of tear gas and ends traffic stops for broken taillights/searches based on the smell of marijuana
Deputies in Renville County quickly halted trains after the drone spotted the crash victim on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad tracks
Providing LEOs “emotional and psychological support is important to ensure that officer stress and fatigue do not contribute to constitutional violations,” the report said
Aircraft with high-definition cameras are helping Twin Cities officers catch racers without getting into dangerous pursuits