Minneapolis, Black police and George Floyd
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People gathered in what is known as George Floyd Square on Sunday to reflect on the police murder of George Floyd.
Despite a staffing shortage, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says he is determined to build trust between police and the community. Police in Detroit have confiscated over $40,000 worth of cocaine and 12 guns,
People from across the country gathered at 38th and Chicago, known as George Floyd Square, to mark five years since his death on May 25, 2020.
Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.
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When Brian O’Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.
Minneapolis Police officers responded to a reported stabbing Sunday morning on the 3600 block of Lyndale Avenue.
Ayodele Famodu will serve as the chief of the Internal Affairs Bureau and Ganesha Martin as the chief of the Constitutional Policing Bureau.
Demonstrators hold a peaceful rally touting gains made in racial justice since 2020, and calling for unity of purpose in opposing Trump administration rollback of diversity and equity policies and continued accountability for police who engage in improper conduct.
Minneapolis officers arrested a suspect for drug possession and executed an outstanding robbery warrant at a known crime hotspot.
Consent decrees have had mixed results. In Los Angeles, which exited its 12-year agreement in 2013, the police department continues to face excessive-use allegations and lawsuits.