Tag: MPD
MPD arrests 6 juveniles who carjacked 62-year-old woman after tackling her...
Minneapolis police say they arrested six juveniles who violently carjacked a 62-year-old woman in Northeast Minneapolis Friday evening.
According to police, the juveniles tackled the...
Murder, other violent crimes up in Minneapolis for 2024, bucking national...
Despite a steady drumbeat of wishful thinking by politicians and local media over the last year claiming crime was trending down, the city of...
Former MPD officer Thomas Lane released from prison
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was released Tuesday after serving time in prison in connection to the death of George Floyd.
“Four years as...
MPD releases bodycam videos from Officer Jamal Mitchell’s murder, police response
The Minneapolis Police Department on Friday released a compilation of police body-worn camera videos from the May 30 shooting murder of Officer Jamal Mitchell...
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...
Minneapolis police chief says presence of legal guns causes more crime
In a PBS interview, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara explained that one problem he believes Minneapolis is facing is the presence of legal firearms.
“The...
EXCLUSIVE: Alpha News tags along for Minneapolis police operation
"The kid that we arrested yesterday is sitting in his back seat. The kid sitting in the front seat is out on bond for...
‘Violence interrupters’ are not available to 911 dispatchers, city confirms
So-called "violence interrupters," civilian activists designed to deescalate volatile situations without police involvement, cannot be dispatched to 911 emergencies according to a city spokesperson.
Crime...
State prohibits inspection of data underlying MPD human rights report
The state of Minnesota will not allow the public to view the materials that underlay a recent report accusing the Minneapolis Police Department of...
State approached MPD report with ‘predetermined conclusion,’ police leader says
The head of the Minneapolis police union fired back at a recent report that accuses the city's police of racism. She is not alone.
The...