A citizen posted photos of drug paraphernalia and other garbage strewn around this week in what's just another day in the life of passengers at the 46th Street light rail…
At least 38 law enforcement agencies across the state have continued to keep their School Resource Officers (SROs) out of schools this week despite assurances last week from Attorney General…
It was a team effort. As reported through yesterday (Sept. 29), the official Minneapolis Crime Dashboard indicates that, year-to-date, there have been 6,211 cars stolen in the City of Lakes.…
Last Thursday Governor Walz announced his appointment for the State’s first Director of the Office of Cannabis Management, Erin Dupree. By Friday Dupree had resigned after it was reported Dupree’s…
As of this morning, some 40 law enforcement agencies around the state have suspended their School Resource Officer programs (SROs) because of poorly worded legislation this past session that...
The debate about school resource officers (SROs) in Minnesota’s schools — or not, as the case may be — has, so far, been conducted with little recourse to the data.…
In yet another attempt to avoid a special session of the Legislature, Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison met Wednesday with a group of DFL legislators and representatives of several…
The civil unrest following the death of George Floyd ushered in a variety of demands for criminal justice reforms across the state and nation – some sound, others not. The…
The brutal crime of carjacking hit the suburb of Minnetonka recently, motivating 100 residents to show up at a city council meeting last night demanding accountability. The remedy for this…
Later this year Minnesota cities will receive their share of a supposedly one-time $210 million allotment authorized by state lawmakers to bolster public safety in their communities. But it’s an…
The city’s annual stolen car record is set to fall by the end of this weekend as many cars are resurfacing overseas. According to the city’s Crime Dashboard (updated yesterday,…
Misrepresentations of the facts surrounding the school resource officer (SRO) debate continue to occur in Minnesota nearly two weeks after most students have returned to class, and after dozens of…
Last year saw the City of Lakes suffer through a record 6,138 auto thefts, according to city statistics. The official Minneapolis Crime Dashboard indicates that the city is only about…
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced today that he was nominating Todderick Barnette, current Chief Judge of the 4th Judicial District (Hennepin County) to become the city’s second Commissioner of Community…
Typically, the chief executive assumes a de facto leadership role for their political party, providing direction and making tough calls that help maintain credibility with a broader electorate than extreme…
Violent crime was slightly down in 2022, from the sky-high levels of 2021. The state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) issued its annual Uniform Crime Report today. The good news…