Minneapolis Police Department

The Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based group, is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) internal affairs procedures. It’ll evaluate the department’s process for investigating police misconduct and complaints; identify strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations based on its findings, according to an MPD statement.

Additionally, public feedback will be incorporated [...]

When police responded to a 911 call about a noisy South Minneapolis party in the wee morning hours Thursday, a few guests turned out to be fellow cops. Authorities are looking into claims that the two officers who had attended the shindig fired their guns without reason as many as 10 times — simulating the [...]

Last Wednesday, The Star Tribune reported that an attorney has asked the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office to investigate Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy Dolan for a data practices violation. What the story failed to make clear, however, is that the police union is behind the rare move, and that the possible charge is a criminal one, [...]

The Minneapolis Police Department takes a bow on cable reality TV this week. MPD homicide detectives Rick Zimmerman and Tammy Diedrich (pictured above) will be featured in A&E’s The First 48. The show first airs this Thursday, May 15, at 8 p.m.

What is The First 48? “Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes [...]

Minneapolis police officers can now be found patrolling the downtown area on three-wheeled electric gizmos called T3s, donated by maker T3 Motion. The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) recently introduced a fleet of six of the battery-powered zero-emission vehicles. MPD officials claim the high-tech machines help cops get around faster than they would on foot, improving [...]

The Minneapolis Police Department is strengthening its downtown Mounted Patrol Unit to meet what police say is a growing demand for officers on horseback, according to Sgt. Angela Dodge, who supervises the unit. Last week, the MPD designated 10 new officers to the Mounted Patrol. The city owns 11 horses at present; also in the [...]

Jorge Emilio Esquivel-Munoz, 31, who is from Mexico but has lived in Minneapolis over the past four years, probably didn’t imagine that hanging out with a friend who was drunkenly fooling around with a toy BB gun would trigger his arrest and deportation. But last Sunday, April 20, that’s exactly what happened, according to his [...]

Often, press conferences are held to give information about something that happened. But here’s some PR for something that didn’t happen, to counteract a sophisticated game of telephone among adults. On Wednesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Timothy Dolan announced that Sgt. Kelvin Pulphus had not been suspended, the Star Tribune reports.

Some concerned residents were under the [...]