Tim Dolan

Lawsuit alleging Minneapolis police officers suffocated man at YMCA on track for trial

A federal lawsuit alleging two Minneapolis police officers used excessive force and suffocated a 28-year-old man at a YMCA in 2010 is on track for trial this fall. Earlier this year, attorneys for the City of Minneapolis filed for an order of summary judgement in the suit, asking all counts be dism ... More >>

Assistant Chief Janeé Harteau nominated to become first female MPD police chief

Mayor R.T. Rybak has nominated Assistant Chief Janeé Harteau to replace Tim Dolan. If she's confirmed, she'll become Minneapolis's first female police chief when Dolan steps down in January 2013. "She is a smart cop, a savvy administrator and a natural leader. She is the logical next chief, and ... More >>

Police Chief Tim Dolan will not seek a third term

In a statement released late this morning, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan announced that as of 2013, he will no longer serve as the city's top cop "I have given notice to Mayor R.T. Rybak that I will not be seeking a third term when my current term as Chief expires in January of next year," he ... More >>

KSTP wants answers from Minneapolis police over cameraman shoving incident [VIDEO]

During a "Re-Occupy" Minneapolis demonstration on Saturday night, protesters learned from police they would not be allowed to erect tents in Peavey Plaza. After they marched in the street in protest, 12 people were arrested on Nicollet Mall for public nuisance and impeding traffic. KSTP cameraman C ... More >>

Gov. Mark Dayton signs bill to limit Civilian Review Authority's power

It's official: Come August, the power of the Minneapolis Civilian Review Authority will be downgraded. Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law Thursday that restricts the civilian oversight board's ability to make a "finding of fact" in police misconduct cases. The CRA will now only be able to mak ... More >>

Senate passes bill to limit Minneapolis Civilian Review Authority's power

​It's no secret that the Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority doesn't have a lot of influence these days. Since Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan took over, he's rarely disciplined officers based on the CRA's recommendations, causing no small amount of frustration from board members ove ... More >>

Jawon Osburn identified as latest juvenile homicide victim

​Jawon Osburn has been named as the 16-year-old victim of a gunshot homicide that happened Monday night.Osburn, identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, was found shot on the 2900 block of Dupont Avenue, and declared dead on the scene after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him. Osb ... More >>

Police Chief Tim Dolan scorns "shoot first" bill: "Don't be naive"

Dolan: Don't shoot first.​All Republican Rep. Tony Cornish wants is for every Minnesotan to be able to shoot first and ask questions later if they find an intruder in their homes, and he's getting damned testy about the top cops from Minnesota's largest cities standing in his way. Why don't th ... More >>

Minneapolis homicides double in 2010 compared to 2009

​Richard Antwon Mayes-Lindsay was charged with second-degree murder yesterday, and Minneapolis has now seen its homicide count more than double this year compared to 2009.

Police Chief Tim Dolan blames Jenkins beating on bad training

"Group handcuffing."​Derryl Jenkins ended up beaten and bloodied after a traffic stop in North Minneapolis almost two years ago because of bad police training, police Chief Tim Dolan now says. The episode cost the City of Minneapolis $235,000, after Jenkins settled a police brutality lawsuit ... More >>

Tim Dolan calls David Smith's Taser treatment sad but legit

Dolan said his officers acted appropriately.​It took more than a week after Minneapolis cops shocked him into submission with a Taser for David Cornelius Smith to die of his wounds at Hennepin County Medical Center. That confrontation, at the downtown YMCA, was more than a month ago. Today, M ... More >>

Another man shot dead in North Minneapolis

​A week after Mayor R.T. Rybak and police Chief Tim Dolan said they were pulling out the stops to cut down on the city's growing violence, a man died after being shot in the head on the north side of Minneapolis. His name hasn't been released yet, but he's the city's 22nd homicide this year.

R.T. Rybak and Tim Dolan address growing homicide numbers

​Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and police Chief Tim Dolan called a press conference today at the Fairview rec center in North Minneapolis, and told the dutifully assembled to have no fear, they had a new plan for tamping down the city's rash new of violence. That violence includes a 2010 homic ... More >>

Tim Dolan, Minneapolis police chief, ordered to follow statute

Dolan ordered to comply with a statute or argue in court​Hennepin County Judge Susan N. Burke ordered Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan to either start listening to the Civilian Review Authority's recommendations to discipline officers or explain himself in court next month. Police watchdogs ... More >>

Top cops Dolan and Harrington oppose Arizona-style anti-immigrant law

Photo: drcuervoDolan and Harrington don't want to see your papers​Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan and St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington have just issued a joint statement saying they are dead set against the Arizona-style anti-immigrant bill introduced to the state House yesterday by St ... More >>

Tim Dolan's reappointment as police chief gets 8-5 City Council approval (UPDATE)

Mayor R.T. Rybak praised the council for giving the green light to Dolan.

Donald Bellfield, CRA chair, ordered to report Dolan to executive committee for ignoring ordinance

MPD Chief Tim Dolan has failed to comply with a city ordinance that requires him to discipline officers in cases sustained by the CRA, according to a petition.

Tim Dolan, Minneapolis police chief, accused of ignoring city ordinance

A petition accuses Dolan of not following the Civilian Review Authority's recommendations for discipline in cases of alleged officer misconduct.

Chief Dolan's black-sheep brother sentenced on drug charges

Despite a plea for mercy, the judge stuck Dolan with a six-month sentence for meth and marijuana charges.

MPD civilian review board gives Chief Dolan a failing grade

The Authority's main beef with Dolan is that he doesn't issue discipline in cases where they find an officer guilty of misconduct.

In-store camera captures deadly shootings in Franklin Ave. market

Video footage has authorities backing away from earlier assertions that the shooting was a robbery attempt.

Laid off Minneapolis cops re-hired

First they had a job. Then they didn't. Now 15 Minneapolis cops have been hired yet again--Happy Holidays!

MPD chief asks for FBI review of Taser incident

Dolan said he is asking the FBI and the city attorney to review the claim, calling the video "very disturbing."

MPD chief's brother a no-show at drug court date

We can only imagine an awkward Thanksgiving if these brothers ever even see each other.

Police beatings, ball slashings, and cat killings

A violent week in the news

Minneapolis police chief's brother arrested on possible drug charges

The younger brother of Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan was arrested early Tuesday morning on possible drug charges in an ongoing investigation.

Shocking: Minneapolis police chief says no gun planted in Lee shooting

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan responded to allegations that made a lot of news last week after the family of a police shooting victim says the gun at the scene was planted by officers to justify the death.

Bang for your buck: Lake St. massages had happy endings

Thursday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Party Like Mock Stars

A gang of cleaning-supply salesmen make a mess at a local hotel

Breakfast of Champions 6/13: Walk the Dinosaur

Chief Dolan in the Dog Pound

Should students stand for Pledge of Allegiance?

A school board in western Minnesota is split

MPD Lt. Lee Edwards ousted

The Case of the Disappearing Sex Crimes Unit

With Rapes on the Rise, There's a Shortage of Resources in the Department Dedicated to Solving Them

The true cost of fighting crime in Minneapolis

Black and blue

The Blue in the Red

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

3 questions: Tim Dolan

The struggle for Tim Dolan's soul

Musical chairs at the PCRC

The MPD's gaydar detector dilemma: Part 2

Not hailing the chief

Popped off about the top cop

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

Chief search: Now with 100% less hype!

Hail to the chief--whoever that is

MPD by the numbers: Warm January makes it muggy

The Gang That Shot Itself in the Foot

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

Guns! Guns! Guns!

Jordan One Year Later: What's Different, What's the Same

A City Pages Roundtable