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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2020

Minneapolis Council Members Supporting Disbanding of Police Have Received $152K in Security Since May

According to an investigative report by the local Fox 9 news outlet, the three council members, Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8), Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4), and Alondra Cano (Ward 9), were granted a security detail shortly after Memorial Day, which cost the city about $4,500 a day and ended on June 29.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2020

Off Duty Officer Saves 2 Men from Drowning in Minnesota Lake

An off-duty officer with the Onalaska (MN) Police Department who rescued two men in danger of drowning in a lake over Independence Day weekend is being hailed by the family as a hero.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2020

Minneapolis Takes First Steps Toward Disbanding Police Department

The head of the new department would be somebody with "non-law-enforcement experience in community safety services, including but not limited to public health and/or restorative justice approaches."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2020

Man Accused of Setting Fire to Minnesota Police Station Apprehended in Colorado

One of the individuals suspected of setting fire to a police station in Minneapolis in late May was captured and taken into custody in Colorado over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2020

Minnesota Officer Shot in Hand by Suspect Resisting Arrest

An officer with the St. Cloud (MN) Police Department was shot in the hand over the weekend while trying to arrest an armed teenage subject. However, the story told on social media sites said that police had shot a black youth, sparking public outcry.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2020

Minnesota Man Charged In Arson Attack on Minneapolis Police Department

A Minnesota man is now facing charges for the arson attack on a precinct building in the aftermath of the in-custody death of George Floyd, which sparked violent riots across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2020

Elected Leaders in Minneapolis and Other Cities Call for "Defunding Police"

In the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd—as well as the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery in recent weeks—some lawmakers are seeking to disband the police departments in their cities.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

Minneapolis City Council Members Want to "Dismantle" Police Department

Two Minneapolis City Council members have tweeted this week that they're looking to make serious changes to, or possibly eliminate, the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd's death last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2020

Minneapolis Bans Chokeholds, Other Neck Restraints

The agreement also seeks to impose more accountability for the use of crowd-control weapons and increase transparency in police discipline cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 3, 2020

3 Fired Minneapolis Officers Charged with Aiding and Abetting Floyd Murder, Chauvin Charge Elevated to Second Degree

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane will be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, the Star Tribune reports.

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