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Witness: MPD cops' actions were 'inconsistent' with department training

Witness: MPD cops' actions were 'inconsistent' with department training

Prosecutors are seeking to show that the three officers ignored their training by not helping George Floyd as officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him. Friday brought more testimony from a key Minneapolis police trainer.
by Jon Collins

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Growing number of police departments training cops on how to intervene with colleagues

Growing number of police departments training cops on how to intervene with colleagues

Minneapolis police have had a “duty-to-intervene” policy since 2016, and the state of Minnesota passed a similar law in the summer after Floyd’s killing. However, an expert says a policy does not equal training. 
by Nina Moini

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Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back

Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back

Rittenhouse's spokesman said he wants to destroy the rifle and throw the rest of the items away so nothing can be used as a political symbol celebrating the shootings.
by The Associated Press

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Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Canadian authorities identify family found dead at the border

Officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found the bodies near Emerson, Manitoba, on Jan. 20. The family, including two children, 11 and 3, had traveled from India to Toronto a week earlier before heading west. 
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Looking back on the first week of testimony in federal trial of 3 ex-cops

Looking back on the first week of testimony in federal trial of 3 ex-cops

The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers who were present during the murder of George Floyd started Monday. As the arguments of the prosecution and defense took shape, MPR reporter Jon Collins called host Cathy Wurzer from the courthouse with an update.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Men named in Feeding Our Future investigation donated to Frey campaign, records show

Men named in Feeding Our Future investigation donated to Frey campaign, records show

A federal search warrant unsealed last week claims Feeding Our Future, a Minnesota nonprofit, stole money intended to feed disadvantaged children and adults. Owners and partners of Safari Restaurant allegedly took millions. Six of those men made large donations to the reelection campaign of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey–including an individual whom the mayor appointed to a committee for public safety.

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Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene

Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene

The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's training division at the time of George Floyd's killing has testified that three officers on trial for allegedly violating Floyd's civil rights were trained to use the least amount of force necessary.
by The Associated Press and Jon Collins

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