Public Safety

Jake Lang Is Not a License for Political Violence

Minneapolis can condemn Lang’s racism, charge him for unlawful conduct and still refuse to celebrate the people who attack him. Anything less turns equal justice into a political loyalty...

Math, Perception, and the Post-2020 Void in Minneapolis Public Safety

Homicides spiked while police ranks plummeted. Bridging the gap between systemic reform and effective policing is the only...

Gun Crime Grant and Looking Ahead: A Message from Council Member Shaffer

The question I raised on the dais is: Where is the same concern, the same passion, the same urgency...

Update on 3rd Precinct: 2,256 Days and Counting…

Still no news about getting Third Precinct brought back to the Third Precinct. Just about monthly for a while...

Listening Must Lead to Action: Community Safety Update from Council Vice President Jamal Osman

Neighbors, Over the past several weeks, I have met with residents, neighborhood organizations, Native leaders, business owners, outreach workers,...

Hoping for steadfast resolve and focus on public safety

As anti-police rhetoric halts crucial safety initiatives at City Hall, Minneapolis needs a council majority willing to separate true accountability from obstruction. Two recent mass...

A Week Focused on Public Safety: A Message from Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer

After this weekend's outrageous spate of mass shootings at 29th & Hennepin and 19th & Nicollet that left 13 wounded and 1 dead – that spilled over into...

In Minneapolis’ search for crime deterrents, drones fly into a wall

After two mass shootings in the city over the weekend, Mayor Jacob Frey made public pitches for the concept, saying “we need to embrace...

Here’s the truth: when 14 people are shot in a single 24-hour stretch, the County Attorney’s Office must be all hands on deck.

This weekend, 14 people were shot in Minneapolis in less than 24 hours. Nine outside a nightclub in Uptown, all of them in their late...

Mayor Frey: Responding to Violence with Action

Following a Difficult Weekend, Here's What We're Doing The past few days have been incredibly difficult for Minneapolis. Several serious acts of gun violence have...

EYES IN THE SKY: Why Minneapolis’ Proposed First-Responder Drone Pilot is a Risk-Free Innovation for Public Safety

As the Minneapolis City Council prepares for a pivotal vote on public safety technology, the debate over how to modernize an overstretched police force...

Two New Cases Here Invoke Miranda Warnings on 60th Anniversary

In days past, public opinion surveys routinely demonstrated that more Americans could readily name the Three Stooges—Moe, Larry, and Curly (Shemp included)—in their prime...

A Middle Path on License Plate Readers in Minneapolis

This should not be a symbolic fight over whether we care more about safety or civil liberties. We can care about both. By Teresa Coryell...

The Empty Seats at the Defense Table: Why City Council Belongs in the MPD Staffing Lawsuit

Holding Mayor Frey solely liable for a staffing crisis engineered by the City Council’s anti-police wing is an administrative farce. It's time to expand...

The Silence Around Shootings

MPD Stays Busy Picking up Shell Casings On a recent trip to Chicago, we found ourselves contradicting ourselves as we explained to friends that Minneapolis...

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