Tag: Minneapolis Police Department
Police union disputes MPD chief’s comments about new hire
The Minneapolis police union says Chief Brian O’Hara was being dishonest when he claimed to be unaware of a new officer’s prior assault charge.
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MPD chief recaps July 4 mayhem involving hundreds; few arrests made
A seemingly flustered Minneapolis police chief called a late-day press conference on Wednesday to address widespread July 4 chaos in several areas of the...
Auto theft — it’s time for a paradigm shift
(Center of the American Experiment) — Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense...
Derrick Thompson charged with criminal vehicular homicide; feds add gun, drug...
Derrick John Thompson has been charged in both state and federal court related to the deadly Lake Street crash last Friday that took the...
Left-wing groups falsely accuse police of pursuing Derrick Thompson, using stop...
Multiple left-wing organizations have falsely accused the Minnesota State Patrol of pursuing and using stop sticks on Derrick Thompson’s vehicle before he crashed into...
Police union says Biden DOJ’s report ‘condemns an entire agency’ based...
While acknowledging that it “can always strive to be better,” the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis criticized a recent U.S. Department of Justice report...
Derrick Thompson arrested in connection to fatal Minneapolis crash
Derrick John Thompson, the son of former DFL state Rep. John Thompson, was booked into Hennepin County Jail Monday afternoon on suspicion of murder,...
Biden DOJ lowers the boom on Minneapolis police
Minneapolis is in the middle of a crime tsunami. There are over 4193 car thefts year to date in 2023 versus 2190 year to...
MPD investigating leak of video from fatal crash
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said his department will conduct an investigation to find “the source” of a leaked video from Friday’s fatal crash.
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DOJ releases findings of investigation into Minneapolis Police Department
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Minneapolis Friday to announce the findings of the federal government’s “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis...