Community members warn that expanding ICE activity and delayed reforms are threatening progress under Minneapolis’ court-enforced police reform agreement.
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Effect of state consent decree on MPD still unknown
At a Nov. 20 panel hosted at The Glass House, Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero, MPD Constitutional Policing Bureau chief GaneishaEff Martin and independent monitor Arlinda Westbrook agreed that it is too early to tell if the state consent decree is transforming MPD culture. The conversation highlighted ongoing concerns about technology, transparency, public input and whether community voices are truly shaping reform, even as federal oversight has been withdrawn.
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MPD under fire for promoting officer who killed Amir Locke
Amir Locke’s family and local activists are condemning MPD’s decision to name Sgt. Mark Hanneman, the officer who killed Locke in a 2022 raid, as a training instructor. The appointment has sparked citywide backlash and renewed calls for reform.