Crime, Law and Justice

Minneapolis launches $1M recruitment campaign for MPD
The Minneapolis Police Department currently has just 563 officers as of March 4, according to the city. That’s down from more than 800 in 2019 and lower than the 731 officers required by the city’s charter. 
Vintage football cards stolen in Florida burglary found in Twin Cities
An investigator with the Inver Grove Heights Police Department recovered two dozen rare football cards that are part of a collection stolen from a Florida man during a January burglary of his Winter Park house.
Temporary memorial for fallen first responders in Burnsville to be taken down
The temporary memorial for the three first responders shot and killed in Burnsville last month will be taken down starting Sunday. The city is asking people to pay their respects at City Hall by Saturday.
Cloquet police: Meth found in blood of motel shooting suspect
Authorities say the suspect in January’s fatal shooting at a motel in Cloquet had methamphetamine in his system, and did not have any apparent prior connection to the two victims.
A Supreme Court decision could come Monday in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot
A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election.