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Minneapolis Police Department

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Car theft suspect dies fleeing police

    When the suspect saw flashing lights, he floored it into oncoming traffic.​Early this morning, Minneapolis Police tried to pull over a Honda Civic for an "equipment violation." That potentially minor crime turned into a major one when the driver instead took off, driving into oncoming traffic to g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Minneapolis police release sketch of suspected abductor [PICTURE]

    ​With the narrowly avoided abductions of three girls still in recent memory, the Minneapolis Police Department has released a sketch of a suspect in one of the cases.The man is wanted for trying to take a 14-year-old girl against her will, trying to force her into his car as she walked home from s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Karma Nightclub scolded by Minneapolis police after closing time violence

    FacebookMPD issues a warning.​After 23-year-old Jamaal Dionte Brown was shot and wounded outside Karma Nightclub on 1st Avenue North early Saturday morning, Minneapolis police issued a statement calling the club "a source of continuing problems." The very next night, a woman was stabbed outsi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Hoax: No woman bound, beaten and thrown in car trunk [UPDATED]

    MPD learns a kidnapping story was a hoax. The four people involved said they just wanted to attract attention. The police had wasted their time.​Updated: The suspected kidnapping last night on Broadway was a hoax, Minneapolis police say, and they are not happy about it. Their reaction is below ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Lyall Delaney wins union post by one vote

    The Minneapolis Police Federation held elections Thursday night, and Secretary Lyall Delaney keeps his post by a vote of 342 to 341.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Body found beside I-394 had been there for a while

    ​State Patrol Lt. Eric Roeske said a Department of Transportation worker found a body between the guard rail and sound wall of I-394 between the Dunwoody Boulevard and Penn Avenue exits at about 11 a.m. The DOT worker called State Patrol and an ambulance was dispatched, but was quickly calle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    MPD mounted patrol officers graduate to 'Riders On The Storm'

    Via MPD on Facebook​Seriously, Congratulations to the newest members of the Minneapolis Police Department's Mounted Patrol. But was The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" really the best music overdub for the video posted on MPD's Facebook page? You know, "There's a killer on the road/His brain is s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Man tries to abduct 11-year-old girl in Kenny neighborhood

    Police are looking for a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl in South Minneapolis Monday while she was walking home from school.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    MPD cops swear off donuts, become personal trainers

    Guess the old days of cigar-chomping and donut-eating are over.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Shadow the MPD K-9 reported to be on the mend

    ​Shadow, the Minneapolis Police Department K-9 stabbed on Tuesday during an all-hands-on-deck manhunt in Blaine, was released today from the vet and is on the mend, an MPD spokesman said. The suspect in the chase, L.C. Wesley Armstrong, is still at large. Armstrong was chased north out of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Dead man in snow deemed suspicious

    Police found a dead body in the snow this morning--they've determined that the death is suspicious.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Fewer cops on the beat likely under new Minneapolis budget

    Crime in Minneapolis is dropping, but now it appears the budget axe is dropping on the crime fighters.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Woman sexually assaulted near N. Minneapolis bus stop

    The suspect tried to rob the woman at gunpoint. When she said she had no money, he forced her to go between two garages and then sexually assaulted her.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Minneapolis K-9 falls off roof, dies

    Early this morning, police answered a burglary call. They found the suspects, but they lost the police dog.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Man shot dead in his car in Stevens Square

    A man was shot dead in his car in Stevens Square early today.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2009

    Man dies from injuries in Saturday assault

    An assault in the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue early Saturday morning has left one man dead.

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Video of teens harassing gay man doesn't feature Minneapolis police

    Officials said the uniformed men seen ignoring the harassment were security officers and not city police.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Minneapolis cops cough up citizen complaints

    The Minneapolis Police Department released an internal report on cops people complained about. The report also outlines the department's use of force.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Murder in Warehouse District?

    Police are looking for information about a person who was apparently pushed to his or her death over the North Third Street footbridge in Minneapolis.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Minneapolis Police implement new program to combat domestic violence

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • News

    July 30, 2008

    RNC protestors swarm ceremony, disrupt meeting

    Council members get served, but demonstrator gets arrested

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Critical Mass Cyclist Found Not Guilty

    Council members get served, but demonstrator gets arrested

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    The Blue in the Red (Redux)

    Council members get served, but demonstrator gets arrested

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Vicious Cycle

    Critical Mass chaos may be a preview of the Republican National Convention

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2007

    The true cost of fighting crime in Minneapolis

    Critical Mass chaos may be a preview of the Republican National Convention

  • News

    February 21, 2007

    The Blue in the Red

    Can the Minneapolis Police Department plunder the city's pocketbook?

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    The MPD's gaydar detector dilemma: Part 2

    Can the Minneapolis Police Department plunder the city's pocketbook?

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Little Earth: The Troubles

    Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2006

    MPD stats: Choose your drinking partners wisely

    Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2006

    MPD by the numbers: Warm January makes it muggy

    Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2006

    MPD: Black people love us!

    Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2006

    Three murders and one reaction

    Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

  • News

    January 25, 2006

    The Gang That Shot Itself in the Foot

    The May medal: How the MPD managed to embarrass itself and reopen old wounds

  • News

    January 4, 2006

    Splitsville?

    When R.T. Rybak brought Bill McManus to town to head the MPD, both men talked big about reforming the troubled department. But when the chief ran into political resistance, some say, the mayor blinked. Now their relationship has hit the skids, and the fut

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2005

    Same old story: MPD ignores civilian review

    When R.T. Rybak brought Bill McManus to town to head the MPD, both men talked big about reforming the troubled department. But when the chief ran into political resistance, some say, the mayor blinked. Now their relationship has hit the skids, and the fut

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2005

    The MPD in New Orleans

    When R.T. Rybak brought Bill McManus to town to head the MPD, both men talked big about reforming the troubled department. But when the chief ran into political resistance, some say, the mayor blinked. Now their relationship has hit the skids, and the fut

  • News

    July 20, 2005

    The Hit Parade Revisited

    In an age of shrinking budgets, the city of Minneapolis is spending more money than ever to settle lawsuits against the MPD

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    Blue Christmas

    The City Council gives itself a gift: Money for the MPD

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    How's He Doing?

    In just eight months, chief Bill McManus has alienated the media, the pols, and the MPD rank and file. He must be doing something right.

  • News

    June 9, 2004

    The MPD Aims to Shoot The Moon

    In just eight months, chief Bill McManus has alienated the media, the pols, and the MPD rank and file. He must be doing something right.

  • News

    February 25, 2004

    MPD Scandals, Continued: A Primer

    The Duy Ngo case: McManus bets the farm; Will Olson land on the hot seat?

  • News

    December 10, 2003

    Agreement at Last

    Federal mediation of MPD-minority troubles concludes: Now what?

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    Big Brother's Corporate Sponsor

    The Minneapolis police team up with Target to keep an electronic eye on the corporation's corner

  • Books

    June 21, 2000

    Know Your Enemy

    The Minneapolis Police Department wants to make wearing a gas mask
    a crime

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    The Yo-Yo Files

    Why did it take three investigations, two trials, and one year of legal ups and downs to convict Alfred Flowers of sassing a cop? He may never know: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and the FBI have declared the records top-secret.

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    Rank Discord

    The cops are reluctant to talk about it. City officials flatly refuse. Who pushed the "mute" button on the most explosive affirmative-action lawsuit Minneapolis has seen in decades?

  • News

    October 8, 1997

    Take It To The Bank

    The cops are reluctant to talk about it. City officials flatly refuse. Who pushed the "mute" button on the most explosive affirmative-action lawsuit Minneapolis has seen in decades?

  • News

    September 17, 1997

    Friendly Fire

    When 12 COPS arrived at Andre Madison's house for a routine drug bust, they wandered into a ferocious gunfight with themselves.

  • Feature

    April 10, 1996

    Hate Mail II

    How about a real investigation this time?

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