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Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Rookie Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane, one of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s death, LEAVES jail after posting $750,000 bond By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 23:14 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 23:21 BST, 10 June 2020 One of the four fired Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George … Read more
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday at a press conference The Minneapolis Police Chief said on Wednesday he cannot share bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death because it was now being investigated by the FBI and that they’d have to make the footage public, after one of the officers’ lawyers said it will ‘prove’ … Read more
Derek Chauvin’s bail has been increased to $1.25 million as the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd made his first appearance in court today. In setting bail, Judge Denise Reilly acknowledged Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank’s assertion that the case had prompted, ‘a strong reaction in the community to put it … Read more
White Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who is with charged killing George Floyd will make his first court appearance today – two weeks after the black man’s death sparked protests across the US Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s May 25 death He was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck … Read more
Piers Morgan has delivered a telling interview with the lawyer of one of the Minnepolis cops who stood by as George Floyd was killed. The car crash interview saw lawyer Earl Gray slam down his laptop after arguing the innocence of his client Thomas Lane, 37, on Good Morning Britain today. Mr Gray is defending Lane … Read more
He’s an Academy Award-winning actor who says he ‘believes in being in proximity’ to just causes. Jamie Foxx was seen out among protestors in Hollywood, California on Sunday, raising his fist in solidarity with other demonstrators holding signs proclaiming Black Lives Matter. The Ray star, 52, wore a shirt bearing a photo of Trayvon Martin, an … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Minneapolis City Council announces its intention to ‘dismantle’ the police department and switch to a community policing model in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent protests By James Gordon For Dailymail.com and Associated Press Published: 00:07 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 8 June 2020 Minneapolis City Council members … Read more
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has been booed out of a Black Lives Matter demonstration after refusing to defund the city’s police department – as Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for it to be disbanded. Frey on Saturday proved to be at odds with activists fighting police brutality just two days after he sobbed uncontrollably at the … Read more
Civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton attacked President Donald Trump’s agenda, vowed not to let people use George Floyd as prop and declared it was time for black people to demand ‘get your knee off our necks’ during his fiery eulogy for the man whose death at the hands of police has sparked global protests. Hollywood … Read more