Police Power

A shotgun was fired into his home after a group of 50 to 60 people gathered there to protest against the officer because he had fatally shot three people over five years in service.

The proposal would eliminate the Minneapolis Police Department as a charter department and create a “transformative new model” for public safety. At least seven employees have left the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's death.

Investigator Stephen Abreu was arrested charges of assault and attempted murder, but Judge Hilary Gingold released him without bail. Abreu has been suspended from his job as an investigator, where he has worked for nearly four years.

A police officer arrested a nurse who was simply following hospital policy and refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient who was not under arrest. A criminal investigation of the officer is underway. [...]