Crime, Law and Justice

Woman, two children dead in St. Paul shooting
St. Paul police say they're looking for at least one suspect after a shooting that left a woman and two children dead on Saturday afternoon.
New plan for Minneapolis police overhaul follows familiar model
The latest attempt by City Council members to change the Minneapolis Police Department is designed to look like the state’s Department of Public Safety.
Prosecutors appeal ruling that split trials in Floyd's death
Minnesota prosecutors have appealed a judge’s ruling that split the trials of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death and kept the first trial scheduled to start in March.
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
Court records show that the leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012. 
It’s the first of several suits that allege police fired projectiles without warning and caused serious injuries. Others are still in court.
Surveillance and local police: How technology is evolving faster than regulation
Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access very powerful surveillance tools with little oversight. He writes about the threat to privacy in “We See It All.”