Minneapolis police officers will receive a more than 21 percent salary increase over three years under a new contract ratified by members of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis.
The mother and brother of Ricky Cobb II say they still want justice and want to see the troopers involved in his death prosecuted by federal authorities after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty dropped the case.
Buying a gun for someone else who is not legally allowed to make a gun purchase is called a straw purchase. Many of those gun buyers are women in abusive relationships.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty accused Gov. Tim Walz on Monday of meddling in the prosecution of a state trooper. Walz said murder charges should have never been filed.
The trial, which opens Monday in federal court in Delaware with jury selection, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son.
In announcing the decision to drop charges against state trooper Ryan Londregan, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty criticized what she called a “political circus that has repeatedly tried to center Mr. Londregan as the victim.”
The Hennepin County Attorney called out state patrol, Gov. Tim Walz, and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association in a press conference Monday morning. We hear a response from MPPOA’s top lawyer.