A frozen caveman encased in a block of ice has been discovered next to trails in a Minneapolis park. The mysterious monolith has been captivating local hikers who stop to take a look as they pass by. The icy block is similar to a metallic one found in in Utah which captured the imagination last … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, has requested a judge dismiss the murder charges as prosecutors push for longer prison sentences. On Friday, an attorney for Chauvin filed a motion in court that argued there was no probable cause to support the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter … Read more
Minneapolis city council members spend $63,000 of taxpayer money on private security details after receiving death threats from ‘white nationalists’ for voting to abolish the police department A city spokesperson said the private security details were ordered for council members Andrea Jenkins, Phillipe Cunningham and Alondra Cano The security has come at the taxpayer’s expense, … Read more
A Minnesota neighborhood where many residents vowed not to call the cops on people in their community following the death of George Floyd, are finding it difficult to come up with alternatives after about 300 homeless people have set up camp in a local park. Those who live nearby where Floyd was killed at the … Read more
One man is dead and 11 others wounded in Minneapolis shooting after ‘individuals on foot’ opened fire Photographs posted to social media showed windows had been shot out Screams were audible on a video posted to Facebook that showed the aftermath The area is about three miles west of the Minneapolis commercial area and neighborhood … Read more
Atlanta police attend a routine call at a fast-food restaurant where a man has fallen asleep in his car, blocking the drive-through lane. They establish that Rayshard Brooks has been drinking and handcuff him, but he struggles and breaks free, running away with one of their Taser electric stun guns and, reportedly, firing it at … Read more
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to replace the city’s police department with a community-led public safety system. The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died … Read more
Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Rookie Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane, one of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s death, LEAVES jail after posting $750,000 bond By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 23:14 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 10 June 2020 One of the four fired Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George … Read more
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday at a press conference The Minneapolis Police Chief said on Wednesday he cannot share bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death because it was now being investigated by the FBI and that they’d have to make the footage public, after one of the officers’ lawyers said it will ‘prove’ … Read more