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A frozen caveman encased in a block of ice has been discovered next to trails in a Minneapolis park. The mysterious monolith has been captivating local hikers who stop to take a look as they pass by. The icy block is similar to a metallic one found in in Utah which captured the imagination last … Read more
Minneapolis is scrambling to draft in cops from outside the city’s force to help fight a wave of violent crime just months after it began moves to defund its police. The city is pleading for reinforcements from the sheriff’s office and the transit authority to help respond to a surge in violent 911 calls. It comes … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, has requested a judge dismiss the murder charges as prosecutors push for longer prison sentences. On Friday, an attorney for Chauvin filed a motion in court that argued there was no probable cause to support the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter … Read more
Minneapolis police has advised people to give up their purses and cellphones if they are attacked as the city battles a surge in violent crime. The city’s beleaguered police department – which is struggling to cope with less officers and a huge increase in violent crime since the death of George Floyd – has issued a … Read more
A Minnesota neighborhood where many residents vowed not to call the cops on people in their community following the death of George Floyd, are finding it difficult to come up with alternatives after about 300 homeless people have set up camp in a local park. Those who live nearby where Floyd was killed at the … Read more
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo has called George Floyd’s death at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin on Memorial Day ‘murder’, insisting the killing didn’t result because of a lack of training. In his most damning declaration about Floyd’s killing yet, Arradondo issued a statement Monday night, insisting ‘Chauvin knew what he was doing’ when … Read more
One man is dead and 11 others wounded in Minneapolis shooting after ‘individuals on foot’ opened fire leaving store front windows shot out Photographs posted to social media showed windows had been shot out Screams were audible on a video posted to Facebook that showed the aftermath The area is about three miles west of … Read more
Atlanta police attend a routine call at a fast-food restaurant where a man has fallen asleep in his car, blocking the drive-through lane. They establish that Rayshard Brooks has been drinking and handcuff him, but he struggles and breaks free, running away with one of their Taser electric stun guns and, reportedly, firing it at … Read more
Atlanta police attend a routine call at a fast-food restaurant where a man has fallen asleep in his car, blocking the drive-through lane. They establish that Rayshard Brooks has been drinking and handcuff him, but he struggles and breaks free, running away with one of their Taser electric stun guns and, reportedly, firing it at … Read more
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to replace the city’s police department with a community-led public safety system. The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died … Read more