Dismantling the MPD will take time and community involvement and will be strenuously resisted by the police.
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Mpls City Council publicly commits to dismantling police department
The historic news establishes a ‘veto-proof majority for future policymaking.’
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Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and parallels to today’s protests over police brutality
After a riot broke out in 1967, Minneapolis officials squandered an opportunity to address the structural racism that led to George Floyd’s death and a wave of unrest across the country.
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State, City of Minneapolis agree on immediate changes to ban chokeholds, reform MPD policies
Governor Tim Walz announced next steps in the civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the death of George Floyd.
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Bob Kroll reaffirms suspicions the MPD is beyond reform
Minneapolis Police Lt. Bob Kroll remains a hindrance to the MPD’s efforts to build trust in the community.
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Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
For those who choose to sit in judgement, this sign carried during a protest seeks to confront it: ‘Merchandise can be replaced. Black lives cannot.’
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The problem with the Minneapolis police has decades-deep roots
A look at Minneapolis’ decades-deep problem with police and the efforts to chronicle and fight bigoted misconduct.
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Walz Administration files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department
The MN Department of Human Rights will begin an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department related to the death of George Floyd.
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Anger still smolders as justice for George Floyd hangs in the balance
he local demand for justice has been joined by over 30 U.S. cities and several countries, where protests have been held in solidarity with the Twin Citians.
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Gov. Walz extends temporary nighttime curfew
Governor Tim Walz announced today that he is extending the temporary nighttime curfew for one night.
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County Attorney Mike Freeman announces charges in George Floyd’s death as protests grow
Protests across the nation continued even as an officer was charged in the death of George Floyd.
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Former MPD officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder of George Floyd
Fired police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
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Shocking video apparently shows Minneapolis police cause man’s death; four officers fired
Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired following the shocking video of a police officer with his knee on the neck of George Floyd apparently causing his death.
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Cops gone wild: police recklessly opened fire in Vue shooting
Police have not been forthcoming about why so many shots were fired, and why, if they were indeed aiming at Vue, so many missed their target.
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Homeless conundrum greets new Transit chief
New chief of Metro Transit Police Eddie Frizell heads a growing police force.
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NAACP: Keep speaking out against police misconduct
The NAACP Minneapolis has called for an apology and additional action from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office after the arrest of two Black women last month.
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Former Minneapolis police officer Noor sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor was given a prison sentence of 12 and a half years for the fatal shooting of Justine Damond Ruszczyk.
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‘This Is America’: Noor verdict adds to collective trauma
A collective trauma continues to rock communities of color following the murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.
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Noor trial faces MPD’s ‘blue wall of silence’
Now well into its third week, the trial of former police officer Mohamed Noor has put the Minneapolis Police Department’s “blue wall of silence” in the forefront, along with issues of transparency and inconsistencies amongst its officers.
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Open Letter: Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo must overhaul 4th precinct
Just three years ago, the Fourth Precinct was the site of an 18-day occupation by activists and community members following the shooting death of Jamar Clark.