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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2020

Minneapolis Restricts No-Knock Warrants

Starting Monday, officers must identify themselves as “police” and announce their purpose as “search warrant” before entering any domicile — regardless of whether a judge signed off on an “unannounced” or “no-knock” entry.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2020

Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Minneapolis Police Station

Surveillance video footage from the Third Precinct showed Williams, wearing a mask, a baseball cap and a hooded sweatshirt, standing near the entrance of the Third Precinct holding a Molotov cocktail while other co-conspirators lit the wick.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 13, 2020

Minneapolis Council Approves Funding to Temporarily Pay for Officers from Surrounding Agencies

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says violent crime is up more than 20 percent citywide compared with this time last year, and up 40 percent compared with two years ago. There have been 70 murders in the city this year, there were 39 in 2019.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2020

With Crime Spiking, Minneapolis Plans to Bring in Deputies and Transit Officers to Reinforce City Police

City leaders are considering whether to bring in deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and officers from the Metro Transit police to help.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2020

Man Gets 35 Years for Shooting MN Officer in Head

“From this day forward I chose to live life to the fullest, trust God’s plan and never take anything for granted,” Waseca police officer Arik Matson said

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2020

Judge Denies Former Minneapolis Officers a Change of Venue in Floyd Trial

"No corner of the State of Minnesota has been shielded from pretrial publicity regarding the death of George Floyd. Because of that pervasive media coverage, a change of venue is unlikely to cure the taint of potential prejudicial pretrial publicity," the judge wrote.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2020

Boy Named "Honorary Deputy" By Minnesota Sheriff Returns to Hospital

A nine-year-old boy suffering from a debilitating disease who was named an honorary sheriff's deputy by the Olmstead County Sheriff's Office earlier this year has returned to the hospital for treatment.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2020

Judge Dismisses One Charge Against Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd

A judge in Minnesota has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against an officer with the Minneapolis Police Department who is accused of causing the in-custody death of George Floyd in May.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2020

Minneapolis Resident Sue City Over Lack of Police Presence

“Every single night on any block in this neighborhood you can hear gunshots!” Cathy Spann said. “Every single freaking night!”

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2020

Minnesota Citizens Join Officers in Welcoming Home Wounded Officer

Officer Arik Matson has been undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at a Nebraska medical facility since being shot in the head in January. He now returns home to Minnesota.

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