Public Safety

OPINION | Gun control efforts get shot down

By Mordecai Specktor, American Jewish World

On Sept. 27, 2012, a recently terminated employee at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis went out to his car for a handgun, then returned to the workplace and gunned down Reuven Rahamim, the company’s founder, four other employees and a UPS driver who happened to be making a delivery. The shooter, Andrew Engeldinger, then shot himself to death.

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Public safety bill includes sex offender treatment, school safety and forensics lab funding

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Largely resembling the recommendations of the governor, the omnibus public safety finance and policy bill contains a combined $57.03 million increase in base funding for departments within the committee’s jurisdiction.

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Profiles in excellence: Justin Terrell rages against the machine with Justice 4 All campaign

By Harry Colbert, Jr., Insight News

The system is broken and it needs to be fixed.

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E-DEMOCRACY | Volunteer Greenway Trailwatch patrol covers Midtown and Hiawatha bike trails

By Kathy Koch and Maggie Rozycki, E-Democracy issues forums

From: Kathy Koch Date: Apr 05 18:55

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"Busted Paper" and other mugshot magazines: Why they are—and will likely remain—legal

By Stephanie Fox, TC Daily Planet

A recent edition of Busted Paper

The faces stare up at you from the folded tabloid newspaper on sale at the your nearest convenience store: hundreds of photos of people at what might be the worst moment of their lives, available to anyone with a dollar. Busted Paper, on sale in the Twin Cities for the last four years, is just a small part of a new and rapidly growing industry dedicated to publishing booking photos, commonly called mugshots, in tabloids and online.

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Shooting down the NRA distraction to improve school and community safety

By Joe Sheeran, Minnesota 2020

After a decade of education and community disinvestment, Minnesotans finally accept the fact everyone needs to start paying their fair share to adequately fund schools. However, the NRA, with its ludicrous School Shield Program, is giving conservative anti -tax policy makers the distraction they need to divert education dollars from students. Don’t be distracted by the NRA side show.

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Temple Israel hit by vandalism

By Staff, American Jewish World

A lone vandal spray-painted purple letters on all sides of the Temple Israel building, including the columns facing Hennepin Avenue. (Photo: Courtesy of Temple Israel)

Near the doors to the historic Emerson Avenue entrance of Temple Israel, in Uptown Minneapolis, is a quote from Isaiah: “May this house be a house of prayer for all peoples.”

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Hmong 18 Clan Council forum focuses on violence in Hmong community

By Elizabeth Thao, TC Daily Planet

The Hmong 18 Clan Council standing before the crowd to issue a strong statement against violence and domestic violence. (Photos by Shia Yang)

The Hmong 18 Clan Council held an open community forum on Tuesday, April 8 to address recent incidents of violence that have alarmed the Hmong community. The forum, conducted in both Hmong and English, was attended by members of the St. Paul Police Department, the Sheriff’s Department, and Senator Foung Hawj, who joined more than 75 members of the community at Hmong Village in St. Paul.

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Minneapolis Police Chief Harteau: Treating people like family

By Grace Kelly, Minnesota Progressive Project

Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau is a beacon of hope, speaking at the monthly “Breakfast with Gary Schiff” event at Mercado Central on Lake Street. Chief Harteau wants her police force to act on the guiding principle “Did my actions reflect how I would expect a family member to be treated?”. She wants her police to not assume everyone is a criminal. The oath of office and professional attire is a reminder of the commitment to working with the community.

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Rabbi Zimmerman on the graffiti at Temple Israel

By Bradley Machov, TC Jewfolk

Temple Israel was vandalized last week. On Friday afternoon I sat down with Rabbi Zimmerman of Temple Israel to get an update on how the investigation and the cleanup are going, and what this says about the state of the Jewish community in the Twin Cities.

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