Public Safety

Late-night homicide in Cedar-Riverside claims life of young dancer

By Roxanne Bergeron, The Bridge
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Losing faith on Father's Day: Clashes with police shake confidence

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Kemen Taylor and his younger son, Josiah. (Photo by Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva)

Kemen Taylor was heading home from Kentucky last Sunday, eager to spend Father's Day with his family.MORE »

Minneapolis police internal affairs under assessment

By Andy Mannix, Minnesota Daily
There is no shortage of complaints about the Minneapolis Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit.

This was clear to any of the more than 30 people who attended the public forum at the Minneapolis

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Getting tased, Part 2: Beware of the 'excited'

By Molly Priesmeyer, Minnesota Independent
Tasers were originally created as a firearm alternative—a weapon that didn’t kill, supposedly.MORE »

Getting tased

By Molly Priesmeyer, Minnesota Independent
How Taser International expects to make millions from fear mongering, slick marketing and the Republican National Convention ...

A Taser shock has been called the “longest five seconds of your life

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'Home invasions' in Bryn Mawr? Fox 9 errs on crime coverage

By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent
A Tuesday Fox 9 report had all the keywords to scare the pants off of you: A "pack" of teens "randomly preyed on people in the area about every 15 minutes for a 'solid' hour." They "turned on a coupleMORE »

Hire your own cop!

By Steve Clemens, TC Daily Planet
For the past twelve years, AlliantACTION has vigiled in front of Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Minnesota’s largest arms merchant.MORE »

What happens to guns seized by Minneapolis police?

By Anna Pratt, Minnesota Monitor
Thousands of guns seized by New York City cops are destroyed and recycled as pipes, fences or appliances, among other purposes MORE »

Officials look to improve safeguards against rape

By Andy Mannix, Minnesota Daily
Prior to April 27, University police had yet to receive a report of criminal sexual conduct on campus during 2008.

In the weeks that followed, four students reported being raped, and one molested,

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Report: Sharp increase in anti-LGBT violence in Minnesota

By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Monitor
In early 2007, a man walked into a Loring Park gay bar asking for change for the bus. As he waited for his change, a patron at the bar struck up a conversation with the man.MORE »
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