There continues to be a great deal of effort by the media and political leadership in Minneapolis to either suggest crime is down or dismiss it by focusing on issues…
Minneapolis officials announced last week that a monitor had been selected to manage the consent decrees the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will go through with both the U.S. Department of…
Several media outlets and many politicians would have us believe that Minneapolis is becoming safer at the same time its police force is shrinking. The not-so-subtle takeaway being that fewer police…
In December 2023, the Minneapolis Foundation published its action strategy for revitalizing Downtown Minneapolis entitled “Downtown Next.” “Our goal with this report is to spur discussion and action, mobilizing the…
It has become the working policy of law enforcement to allow protestors to take over roadways or block access to buildings, etc. This passive approach has grown in popularity in…
Recent efforts by progressive politicians and our media have tried to suggest that progressive policies have sent crime into a retreat. They cite slight decreases in select crime rates in 2022,…
Earlier this week, in broad daylight, Shivanthi Sathanandan was violently attacked and carjacked by a group of armed young men in the driveway of her Minneapolis home. The attack left…
Yesterday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations came out with a statement calling for Governor Walz to appoint an independent investigator to provide answers regarding law enforcement’s role leading up to…
Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense has become, and the challenges our peace officers face in responding to…
Your correspondent revisits the venerable Minneapolis neighborhood. Alert readers will recall my visit to Northeast Minneapolis last July and the accompanying slideshow video. The video includes a number of Northeast…
A first-hand account of a Minneapolis murder case and what we can learn from it now.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct was overrun and set afire on Thursday, May 28, 2020, during the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd while in police…
On Monday 4/3/23, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel announced she had accepted an offer from the University of Pittsburg to become its president effective July 2023. Gabel’s announced departure…
As my colleague Kathy Kersten and I have written, the push for ethnic studies at the Minnesota Capitol is rooted in narrow, harmful ideologies. It’s being framed as “a curriculum…
The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee debated HF 2290 in a hearing last evening. The bill would effectively ban law enforcement from having the ability…
During an historic rise in violent crime, did Minnesota voters just ask for more of the same?
For decades, many on the left have argued the need for U.S. police departments to repair a sense of trust and credibility with the communities they serve. One way to…
As the “gun control” debate heats up again, it’s important to stay focused on what the real issue should be — holding gun crime offenders accountable. Conservatives know and should…
Activist voices, amplified by easily influenced masses, devastated our public safety and harmed our communities in recent years. While there are signs of a recovery beginning to appear in Minneapolis, there…
Crime and public safety issues were reportedly of high concern to Minnesota voters this election cycle. The crime problem that had exploded in our state in recent years was supposed…
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…
Monday 10/24/22 marked the end of criminal prosecution of the former police officers involved in George Floyd’s death. As jury selection was about to begin in the state trial of…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
The legacy of the policeman turned mayor who fought Minneapolis crime and establishment politicians.