A handful of officers with the Minneapolis Police Department are now equipped with warm hats and gloves to give to homeless individuals at serious risk of exposure during the approaching winter months.
“We live in a culture where asking for help is frowned upon,” said Capt. Jeff Stilwell of the Rochester Police Dept. “Years of history, if you’re hurting in some way, rub a little dirt on it and move on. We’re realizing that’s leading to a lot of bad outcomes not only for the officers and their families but also the level of service we’re providing to the community.”
The Sauk Rapids Police Department has announced that it will begin looking for volunteers to join its newly-formed Police Reserve Program.
A woman armed with a screwdriver and a knife reportedly attacked an officer with the St. Paul Police Department.
The union representing officers with the Minneapolis Police Department has begun selling t-shirts emblazoned with an image blending the American flag, the shape of the state of Minnesota, and three law enforcement emblems with the words "Cops for Trump."
The Minneapolis Police Department has told its officers that they may no longer wear their uniform while attending political events when off duty.
The man who shot and killed Minneapolis Police Officer Richard Miller in 1981 was denied parole at a hearing late last week.
The St. Paul (MN) Police Department has released body camera footage of the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Ronald Davis earlier in September.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the city of Duluth's attempt to fire a police officer for dragging a man along the floor by his handcuffs, saying that the officer should keep his job despite having been fired by the agency.
A passerby discovered a man who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the Centennial Lakes Police Department in Circle Pines, MN Tuesday morning.