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Crime, Law and Justice

Dozens flood Mpls. City Hall with ethics complaints against Mayor Frey

Dozens of people filled the rotunda of the City Hall Friday to file ethics complaints and express their disapproval of the mayor. Many also called for Frey to resign.
by Nina Moini

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Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was 'in distress'

Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was 'in distress'

Testimony continued Friday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Bystander Alyssa Funari testified Friday morning that she was going to the corner store when she saw Floyd on the ground with three officers on top of him.
by Jon Collins

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Family of Amir Locke calls for ban on no-knock warrants

A partial ban on no-knock warrants is not enough to prevent police from killing innocent people, Amir Locke’s parents said Thursday. But leaders in the Minnesota Legislature say there need to be some cases where such warrants are allowed.
by Brian Bakst

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Police reform will get another look by Minneapolis City Council

Police reform will get another look by Minneapolis City Council

Council member Elliott Payne wants to create a new department of public safety. But this time, he wants to keep MPD in place and not put the measure to a public vote.
by Nina Moini

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POST board chair: No-knock warrants ‘just need to be banned’

POST board chair: No-knock warrants ‘just need to be banned’

No-knock search warrants are under renewed scrutiny following the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke. The chair of the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training says this type of search should be prohibited statewide.
by Cathy Wurzer, Kyle Shiely and Ariana Rosas

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Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing

Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing

Former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd in May 2020. Thao and Kueng also are charged with failing to intervene with their colleague Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. 
by Jon Collins

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Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Minneapolis’ civil rights officials say they will lead an examination of the Police Department’s no-knock warrant policy.
by Nina Moini

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Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News

Frey talks no-knock warrants, public trust, Amir Locke with MPR News

“Clearly we need full-on culture shift and reform in our (police) department. We don't need an investigation to tell us that,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told All Things Considered host Tom Crann. Here’s the interview.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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