Minneapolis leaders have made a concerted effort over the past five years to “re-imagine public safety.” They have committed to diversifying their approach away from a law enforcement-centric approach to…
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…
Last summer Minneapolis Mayor Frey announced the hiring of Dr. Cedrick Alexander to lead the newly created Office of Community Safety. Mayor Frey called Alexander’s hire a “seminal moment” in the…
Increased crime in Minnesota in recent years is the direct result of the defund the police movement. Those inclined to commit crime and create chaos saw an open door and walked…
The recent announcement by Attorney General Keith Ellison, that his office has opened a civil investigation into Merwin Liquors and Winner Gas at Lyndale and West Broadway to hold the…
This past weekend Minneapolis experienced one of its most violent stretches in recent memory. 18 people were shot, and 3 died between Thursday and early Monday morning. 3 of the shootings…
In November 2021, Minneapolis voters soundly rejected a proposal put forth by the City Council to replace the police department with a new Department of Public Safety. This came after…
“I have no business understanding this better than you.” U of M student addressing the lack of public safety on campus to university and public safety leadership On Wednesday evening…
On Wednesday, August 10, the Minneapolis City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee received an update from police investigative and intelligence representatives. The hearing can be viewed in its entirety…
Here are some facts. Minneapolis is: At an all-time low proportion of police officers to citizens – 1.3/1,000 while the national average is 2.8/1,000. Managing its police department with an…