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Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday recommeded the nomination of the Minneapolis Police Department’s assistant chief, Sharon Lubinski, for the post of U.S. Marshal for Minnesota. Lubinski is openly lesbian and has served in law enforcement for more than 30 years.
Lubinski is one of the highest ranking LGBT members of law enforcement in the country and [...]

A minority of the Minneapolis City Council decided Wednesday against requesting answers from Chief Tim Dolan on police actions during the Republican National Convention. And by killing a proposed staff directive, four members of the council’s Public Safety and Regulatory Services Committee made sure that the council majority not on the committee won’t have a say on the issue. MnIndy has audio highlights with transcription after the jump.

According to Coldsnap Legal Collective, an organization that has been providing legal assistance to protesters who will be at the Republican National Convention, there is a raid in progress at 951 Iglehart Avenue in St. Paul, where about 20 cops are waiting for a warrant to enter a house reportedly occupied by half a dozen [...]

Could a roundup of anti-RNC activists be on tap for this weekend in Minneapolis?

Days ahead of the Republican National Convention, members of activist groups are feeling the heat from authorities. A number of high profile police interactions this week are underscored by reports of police visiting activist gathering spots and engaging in intimidating behavior.

As the Republican National Convention draws closer, fears of police overreach are already being realized. In just the past four days, a number of incidents have raised the suspicions of Twin Cities civil libertarians.

A four-day trial that pitted the testimony of several Minneapolis police officers against participants and eyewitnesses to a Critical Mass demonstration on Aug. 31, 2007, has resulted in a verdict of not guilty.

Augustin “Gus” Ganley had been charged with assaulting an officer during a melee in which police clashed with hundreds of demonstrating cyclists. Ganley’s [...]

A Minneapolis police lieutenant for 18 years is under internal investigation for allegedly implying that U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., is a terrorist.

Two officers who declined to be named told the Star Tribune that Lt. Bob Kroll made the comments during a police ethics training this week.

Ellison is the first Muslim elected to Congress. He  [...]