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Crime, Law and Justice

Charges: Minneapolis cop recklessly shot into car after fender bender

Charges: Minneapolis cop recklessly shot into car after fender bender

Officer Efrem Hamilton allegedly fired into a car filled with six people following a minor traffic incident while responding to reports of a fight with shots fired, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said.
by Matt Sepic

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Charges: Man gunning for gang rival shot, killed Mpls. grandmother

Charges: Man gunning for gang rival shot, killed Mpls. grandmother

Prosecutors say Joshua Chiazor Ezeka, 20, sprayed gunfire on a north Minneapolis street trying to shoot a gang rival when he hit Birdell Beeks, an innocent woman in her minivan with her granddaughter.
by MPR News Staff

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Ex-Mpls. cop gets 2 years prison for fraud tied to nonprofit

Ex-Mpls. cop gets 2 years prison for fraud tied to nonprofit

A jury in June found Jordan Davis guilty of conspiracy to misuse taxpayer money through Community Action of Minneapolis, which had been run by his father Bill Davis, who earlier pleaded guilty to defrauding the nonprofit.
by Brandt Williams

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Activists, DFLers push back against bill to hold protesters liable for costs

Activists, DFLers push back against bill to hold protesters liable for costs

A Minnesota House committee Tuesday approved legislation that would charge demonstrators for the cost of policing disruptive protests, a controversial measure that drew angry words from citizens and some lawmakers.
by Tim Nelson

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Charges: St. Paul cop punched handcuffed teen girl who spit on him

According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, the girl was handcuffed at the time of the December incident and was in the back of a squad car. The complaint says Officer Michael Soucheray II hit the girl after she spit in his face.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota GOP charts new course in response to protests

Minnesota GOP charts new course in response to protests

The Republican-controlled Legislature is plotting a crackdown on protests, with tougher penalties for highway marchers and potentially putting some demonstrators on the hook for the enforcement costs at unruly protests.
by Kyle Potter, Associated Press

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