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DC firm to review MPD internal affairs process

By Anna Pratt | 06.04.08 | 1:57 pm

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;…

MPD: Off-duty cops allegedly fired up to 10 gunshots while partying

By Anna Pratt | 05.30.08 | 8:00 am

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…

Latest MPD legal scuffle pits Chief Tim Dolan against the police union

By Anna Pratt | 05.29.08 | 10:18 am

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,…

Minneapolis cops star in reality TV show this week

By Anna Pratt | 05.13.08 | 1:01 pm

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,…

Minneapolis police hit the streets on electric three-wheelers

By Anna Pratt | 05.12.08 | 8:32 am

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…

MPD expands its downtown horseback patrol

By Anna Pratt | 05.01.08 | 2:57 pm

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…

Cops and immigration enforcement: Man to be deported after being discovered with toy BB gun

By Anna Pratt | 04.25.08 | 1:56 pm

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…

Game of telephone: Rumor of suspension of a third MPD officer is false

By Anna Pratt | 04.24.08 | 1:40 pm

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…