Tag: Police
Large Violent Crime Increase in Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood From 2010 –...
Star Tribune reports that largely driven by a surge in robberies, and assaults the Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has seen over 60% increase in violent...
Idea of Community Policing Will be Tough to Achieve in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS -- Many social justice advocates subscribe to the popular belief that police officers should live in the communities they serve.
Last night, Minneapolis...
St. Paul Councilman Criticized After Walking Out of Hearing
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A St. Paul City Councilman is facing intense scrutiny following his decision to walk out of a council meeting Wednesday...
St. Paul Mayor Touts Progressive Accomplishments in State of the City...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In one of his final acts as Mayor of St. Paul, Chris Coleman gave his final State of the City...
Motion to Dismiss Filed in Castile Police Shooting Case
St. Paul, Minnesota - Attorneys for the officer charged with the fatal shooting of Philandro Castile last summer have filed a “Motion to Dismiss”...
![By Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States (Minneapolis Police Squad Car) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, Minneapolis, Police,](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Minneapolis_Police_Squad_Car_15188036214-324x160.jpg "Minneapolis Will Increase Police Force and Budget, Despite Opposition")
Minneapolis Will Increase Police Force and Budget, Despite Opposition
The Minneapolis City Council approved a budget Thursday that will set aside $1.3 million to hire 15 new police officers, despite the objections of...
Minneapolis Police Officer Relieved Of Duty During Shooting Investigation
Minneapolis, Minnesota A Minneapolis police officer has been relieved of duty due to an investigation into a shooting that occurred in November.
Officer Efrem...
Trump Supporters, Police Telling Different Stories
Minneapolis, MN - Trump supporters say they were not only assaulted by protesters at the Minneapolis Convention Center Friday, but that police were told...
![By Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin EMS) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Hennepin_EMS_Minneapolis_4th_Precinct_22780590349-324x160.jpg "Will Minnesota Pass a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill?")
Will Minnesota Pass a “Blue Lives Matter” Bill?
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association. 7/21/16 9:26 a.m.
A series of so called “Blue...
Group Demands Disarming Police; Shuts Down I-35W
A group called "Wake Your Ass Up Collective" has taken credit for the shutdown of southbound I-35W in Minneapolis this morning. The protest, in which...