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Crime, Law and Justice

Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

Native American leaders respond to DOJ report on Minneapolis police

The U.S. Justice Department’s report listing civil rights violations by the Minneapolis police department confirmed what many in the city’s Native American community say they have experienced. The impending consent decree, which could put some legal teeth into policing reform, may help repair relations with Twin Cities BIPOC communities.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Olson

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Criminal vehicular homicide charges filed in Minneapolis crash that left five people dead

Criminal vehicular homicide charges filed in Minneapolis crash that left five people dead

Prosecutors have filed criminal vehicular homicide charges against a driver accused of causing a crash that claimed the lives of five young women in Minneapolis last week.
by MPR News Staff

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Jan. 6 rioter who used a stun gun on Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to prison

Jan. 6 rioter who used a stun gun on Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to prison

Daniel Joseph "DJ" Rodriguez, 40, of Fontana, Calif., was sentenced to 12.5 years. Officer Fanone served on the Metropolitan Police Department Officer for nearly two decades before resigning in 2021.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Native community leaders want role in changes following feds' condemnation of MPD

Native community leaders want role in changes following feds' condemnation of MPD

The U.S. Justice department report listing civil rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed what many in the city’s Native American population say they have experienced and raised some hope for improved treatment. 
by Melissa Olson

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Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case

Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department. That's according to letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware made public Tuesday. 
by The Associated Press

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