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Crime, Law and Justice

Edina council hears criticism of policing in wake of video confrontation

The Edina City Council says it wants to listen to and address concerns brought after a video circulated widely of a white plainclothes police officer interacting with a black man.
by Peter Cox

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Head of police chiefs group apologizes for 'historical mistreatment' of minorities

Head of police chiefs group apologizes for 'historical mistreatment' of minorities

Law enforcement officers "have been the face of oppression for far too many of our fellow citizens," Terry Cunningham said at the annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

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What went wrong - a police video deconstructed

What went wrong - a police video deconstructed

Body camera footage shows two police officers responding to a routine call about a possible burglary in North Carolina. The encounter comes to a bad end, but what's fascinating is how it gets there.
by Martin Kaste

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Edina Mayor defends officer's actions in wake of citation

The city of Edina has dropped charges of disorderly conduct and failure to obey a traffic signal against Larnie Thomas. Thomas, who is African American, was originally charged after a plain clothes officer stopped him last week for walking in traffic.
by Jon Collins

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Death of two children, man in Mpls. classified as murder-suicide

Death of two children, man in Mpls. classified as murder-suicide

The death of two children and an adult man in a south Minneapolis apartment last month has been classified as a murder-suicide, according to reports released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office.
by Jon Collins

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