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NewsMarch 19, 2025

Minnesota DPS Wants Tools for Detecting Drug-Impaired Drivers

Hundreds of voluntary tests taken over the course of 2024 yielded 87% positive results, the Department of Public Safety said. The tests come in the form of mouth swabs — and test for a half dozen drugs.

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NewsMarch 3, 2025

Retired Minnesota Officer Dies 15 Years After On-Duty Assault

Her family said St. Paul Police Officer Felicia Reilly's death was a result of the injuries she sustained that resulted in her experiencing constant pain.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2025

Union Sues Minnesota POST for Revealing IDs of Undercover Officers

According to the lawsuit, the POST board was complying with a Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request when it released the names of officers to Illinois-based nonprofit, the Invisible Institute.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2025

Minneapolis City Council Approves Federally Mandated Police Reform

Kristen Clarke, Assistant U.S. Attorney General with the Civil Rights Division, said the consent decree, if approved, will require the city and the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) to follow the court order under the supervision of a monitor.

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NewsOctober 25, 2024

Slain Minnesota Officer’s Widow Told Gov. Walz to Stay Away from Funeral

The widow of Pope County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Deputy Josh Owen warned Gov. Tim Walz that if he did show up, she would “make sure that I escort your ass out of here.”

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NewsOctober 1, 2024

Minnesota Officers Rescue Teen Trapped in SUV Accelerating Out of Control

Sam Dutcher’s car sped through busy intersections and small towns in western Minnesota and he was sure he was going to die.

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NewsJuly 29, 2024

Spate of Murders Has Minneapolis Police Asking for Help from Other Agencies

“This again just highlights the seriousness around the problem that we have with staffing in the city,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a news conference about the murders.

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NewsMay 31, 2024

Minneapolis Officer Killed by Wounded Man He was Helping

Officer Jamal Mitchell, 36, was fatally shot Thursday while rendering aid to people wounded at the scene, according to Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Minneapolis to Implement Database to Identify Problems with Individual Officers

Chief Brian O'Hara said the database will analyze information — such as overtime, patterns of calling in sick, arrest records and off-duty work — in search of outliers.

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NewsMay 1, 2024

Minneapolis Officers Awarded Medals for Rescuing Child from Icy Pond

Sgt. Jeremy Depies and Officer Ashley Bergersen were both working on Sunday, Nov. 26 when a call came in that a young child had fallen through the ice.

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