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Crime, Law and Justice

This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn't supposed to be fatal

This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn't supposed to be fatal

After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated Press wanted to know how many other people died following encounters in which law enforcement used not firearms but other kinds of force that is not supposed to be fatal.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis plans community safety center, police precinct under same roof

Minneapolis plans community safety center, police precinct under same roof

The city of Minneapolis is moving forward with plans for two new community safety centers along the Lake Street corridor. One is expected to house the new 3rd Precinct police station and would also include social service agencies.
by Matt Sepic

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MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse

MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse

A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a Shakopee warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's just a formality because the landlord wants to take the property back.
by The Associated Press

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Families of men killed by police settle with BCA over investigative files

Families of men killed by police settle with BCA over investigative files

Five Minnesota families who lost loved ones in police shootings have agreed to a settlement with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. They said the BCA withheld data about the investigations that it’s required to make public under the Minnesota Data Practices Act. The BCA settled for $165,000 and changes to their processes.
by Peter Cox

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Smuggling suspect knew of frigid cold before Indian family's death on Canada border, prosecutors say

Smuggling suspect knew of frigid cold before Indian family's death on Canada border, prosecutors say

Court papers show a man accused of helping lead a human smuggling ring was warned about blizzard conditions before an India family froze to death trying to cross into the U.S. with his associate.
by The Associated Press

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Police investigating racial harassment of NCAA women’s basketball team in Idaho

Police investigating racial harassment of NCAA women’s basketball team in Idaho

Police are investigating reported harassment of the University of Utah women's basketball team while staying in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, for the NCAA tournament in nearby Spokane, Wash.
by Troy Oppie

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