Public Safety

Twin Cities officials respond to RNC tension

By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Various Twin Cities elected officials have responded to the raids leading up to the RNC, as well as the protests and police actions throughout the convention.MORE »

Youth in iconic RNC protest photo was later beaten by police, according to his mother

By Melissa Smith-Tourville, Minnesota Independent

17-year-old Keith Smith at Monday's RNC protest, hours before his mother says he was beaten by police. Photo by Paul Demko, Minnesota Independent

The following is a comment left at the Minnesota Independent by Melissa Smith-Tourville, who is the mother of 17-year-old Keith Smith, shown above in a photograph taken yesterday by MnIndy’s Paul DemkMORE »

St. Paul Police Chief Harrington: Cops ‘did heroic work yesterday’

By Paul Demko, Minnesota Independent
St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington addressed reporters this morning, praising the “heroic work” of cops under difficult circumstances yesterday.MORE »

RNC Eve: Police Seize Sustainable Living Bus

By Chuck Olsen, The Uptake
Delyla Wilson tours the country with her family in the "PermiBus," a mobile permaculture demonstration.MORE »

VOICES | Flawed journalism misses MPD conspiracy against Black officers

By Ron Edwards, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
The St.MORE »

Ramsey County sheriff raids homes in South Minneapolis

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Police officers raided the "Foor Not Bombs" house at 2301 23rd Avenue South on Saturday morning. According to the onlookers, items confiscated from the house included a sack of onions. (Photo by Mary Turck)

This morning the Ramsey County’s sheriff raided the house of Food Not Bombs, two other private residences in south Minneapolis, and the Wellness Center in St. Paul.MORE »

Police break down doors in nighttime raid on anarchist meeting

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Sammy Schutz and Gabe: "The last thing I want my son to think about police is that they want to hurt him. So I tried to hide his face." (Photos by Mary Turck)

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Police, community exchange views at forum

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Police Chiefs John Harrington (St. Paul), Tim Dolan (Minneapolis) and John Laux (Bloomington)

Police Chiefs John Harrington (St. Paul), Tim Dolan (Minneapolis) and John Laux (Bloomington) met with around 70 community residents August 19 at St. Paul’s Martin Luther King/Hallie Q.MORE »

Pre-RNC homeland insecurity: Police abuses of power ramping up as convention nears

By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent
As the Republican National Convention draws closer, fears of police overreach are already being realized.MORE »

Homeland Insecurity in the Twin Cities

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Vlad Tichberg, Olivia Katz and Anita Brathwaite, at a press conference at Hennepin County Government Center plaza August 26, charged that Minneapolis police violated their First Amendment rights by confiscating notebooks, cameras, cell phones and notebooks.

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