Tag: law enforcement
Chief says MPD is shrinking so much it may have to...
In a panel convened for the April edition of Harper’s Magazine, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara joined a discussion about the state of policing...
Overnight shooting injures one in downtown Minneapolis North Loop
Police responded just before 1 a.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of North Washington Avenue in the North...
Democrats reject amendment to allow police to buy defensive armored vehicles
Democratic members of the Minnesota House of Representatives rejected an amendment that would have allowed local law enforcement agencies to purchase armored and tactical...
Shots fired inside Edina fitness club Wednesday night
Shots were fired inside an Edina, Minn., fitness club on Wednesday night, according to the Edina Police Department, who said there were no injuries...
EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Cobb family demands $25 million from Minnesota government
In a letter dated Feb. 15, 2024, attorneys for the family of Ricky Cobb accused the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Minnesota...
EXCLUSIVE: Tou Thao speaks from prison on his faith, ‘corrupt’ justice...
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who was convicted in the death of George Floyd, told Alpha News in his first public interview that...
Mankato course teaches that cops are more ‘racist, sexist, homophobic’ than...
A criminal justice course at Minnesota State University-Mankato teaches students that police officers are more racist, sexist, and homophobic than the general population.
The course,...
Arrests made in shots fired at Ramsey County deputy
A Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy is still recovering from injuries after being shot at earlier this month while in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle,...
Felon with violent history arrested following shots fired at Oakdale police
Just weeks after three first responders were shot and killed during a standoff while responding to a domestic situation in Burnsville, an eerily similar...
Democrats from Edina and Woodbury vote against SRO fix bill in...
A coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota Senate voted to approve the “SRO fix” bill on Monday. But HF3489 came nine votes short of...