May 17, 2021 Minnesota officer charged in death of Daunte Wright to appear in court A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference Monday.
May 16, 2021 Jim Trusty: Biden's aggressive Justice Dept – Civil Rights Division putting local police on notice. Here's how The Civil Rights Division is quickly establishing itself as the most powerful and hardline division within the Biden administration’s DOJ. Pattern and practice (P&P) investigations into local police departments are back, and with a vengeance.
May 15, 2021 Minnesota city OKs police changes following Daunte Wright shooting death The city council in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, approved a number of police policy changes Saturday night as part of the repercussions of the April 11 police shooting death of Daunte Wright, which drew national attention.
May 15, 2021 Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright shot to vote on policing changes Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April are expected to vote Saturday on a resolution that would put the city on track to major changes to its policing practices.
May 13, 2021 George Floyd death: Minnesota judge postpones trial for 3 ex-police officers until March 2022 The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday.
May 13, 2021 George Floyd death: Ex-Minneapolis cop Thao defense argues medical examiner 'coerced' to alter autopsy finding Lawyers representing former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao argued in a new court filing late Wednesday that the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on George Floyd was “coerced” by a prominent doctor in Washington, D.C., into altering its findings – and that prosecutors were aware.
May 13, 2021 School under fire for lesson that claimed George Floyd died of heart attack A Saugerties, New York, high school teacher is under fire after she told students George Floyd died of a heart attack and drug overdose.
May 12, 2021 Minneapolis to pay $35M to police officers who left force amid George Floyd unrest: report Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report.
May 12, 2021 George Floyd death: Chauvin could face tougher sentence as Minnesota judge finds aggravating factors A judge's ruling made public Wednesday lists "aggravating factors" that could pave the way for a longer sentence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted last month of second and third-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.
May 9, 2021 Daunte Wright death: Brooklyn Center proposes unarmed traffic stops in new police reform plan The Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center is considering a resolution to reform policing nearly a month after the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright that would send unarmed civilians to respond to minor traffic violations and mental health calls.