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Crime, Law and Justice

Chief: Protesters vandalize Minneapolis police precinct

Protesters vandalized a Minneapolis police precinct headquarters and targeted officers with fireworks on Saturday night, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

Poll: Only a quarter of Mpls. residents favor city’s Police Department

The Minneapolis Police Department is unpopular across racial lines, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll. People who identify as Republicans and older residents were more likely to have favorable views of the department. 
by Jon Collins

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Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Caretakers of Floyd memorial site speak out against reopening streets

Community members overseeing the George Floyd memorial site at 38th and Chicago in south Minneapolis outlined a list of 24 items they want the city, county and state to address before the barriers are removed.
by MPR News Staff

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Poll: Reallocate money from MPD, but keep the department

Poll: Reallocate money from MPD, but keep the department

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll of Minneapolis voters finds a majority want to shift money from the police department to other programs but many also say the department should still be funded.
by Brandt Williams

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Two juveniles charged in assault on imam in Bloomington

Two juveniles charged in assault on imam in Bloomington

Imam Mohamed Mukhtar suffered two fractures in his left shoulder after two assailants kicked and hit him as he walked from his home to the Dar al Farooq Islamic Center. Two boys have been charged in connection with the assault.
by Matt Sepic

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More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, filed lawsuits this week against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul rebuilding efforts inch along after civil unrest

St. Paul rebuilding efforts inch along after civil unrest

St. Paul officials estimate 300 businesses were damaged during the civil unrest in late May. City officials say rebuilding in critical business corridors could take 10 years.
by Nina Moini

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Ex-cop's video captures crowd's horror during Floyd arrest

Ex-cop's video captures crowd's horror during Floyd arrest

Tou Thao kept the crowd at bay while three other Minneapolis officers pinned George Floyd to the ground. Newly released video from Thao’s body camera shows onlookers’ growing distress as they fear Floyd is dying and plead with the officers to get off him.
by Matt Sepic, Riham Feshir and Jeff Baenen, Associated Press

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Activist charged in toppling of Minnesota Columbus statue

Activist charged in toppling of Minnesota Columbus statue

A Minnesota prosecutor charged an Indigenous activist with a felony on Friday in the toppling of a Christopher Columbus statue on state Capitol grounds during a rally weeks after the death of George Floyd.
by The Associated Press and Marianne Combs

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