(l-r) Rosemary Nevils-Williams decorating tree; Blessing Caldwell attempting to place a star Nearly 40 community members gathered for a holiday do-over at the Minneapolis Police Fourth Precinct station. The gathering followed an uproar over a photo of the station’s Christmas tree “decorations,” which consisted of menthol cigarettes, malt liquor cans, and junk food. The photo … [Read more...]
Change in leadership follows Fourth Precinct Christmas tree uproar
Black officers accused of complicity A new inspector has been named at the Fourth Police Precinct Station in Minneapolis after a photo of a racist Christmas tree went viral on social media. On Friday, two officers from the North Minneapolis station, in a predominately African American neighborhood, were put on leave after adorning the Christmas tree with cans of malt … [Read more...]
Open Letter: Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo must overhaul 4th precinct
The Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) Fourth Precinct police station has been the source of much strife, contention, negativity, lingering protests, outrage, and hostility as a result of the demeaning, discriminatory, and abusive treatment that many officers have displayed towards North Minneapolis residents. Just three years ago, the Fourth Precinct was the site of an … [Read more...]
Northsiders show support for ‘one of the good ones’
Many oppose the transfer of a bridge-building MPD officer Meeting at the Zion Baptist Church on Sunday, March 26, community members sent a public message to the Office of Janee Harteau, Minneapolis Chief of Police, that Inspector Michael Friestleben, 53, should remain in North Minneapolis. “I have so much respect for this man… I just can't understand why someone who is … [Read more...]