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Cop out: Just two Hmong officers assigned to North Minneapolis

By Paul Demko | 10.01.09 | 9:21 am

There are currently just two Hmong police officers assigned to Minneapolis’ 4th Precinct, both of whom work overnight shifts. North Side residents want at least one Hmong-speaking cop on the day shift to help foster better communications with the Minneapolis Police Department. But achieving that may be harder than it would seem.

No exit: Rosemary Williams remains in home three weeks after eviction

By Paul Demko | 08.25.09 | 3:20 pm

Rosemary Williams is, technically, a squatter. On August 7, Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputies showed up to evict her from a residence in the 3100 block of Clinton Avenue South. But within 10 minutes, by Williams’ own account, she was back in the home that she’s lived in for nearly three decades.