Police Archives — Sahan Journal

No one has more power to change the Minneapolis Police Department than Mayor Jacob Frey. We asked him what he’s accomplished.

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 3, 2021April 30, 2021

In an interview with Sahan Journal, the mayor pointed to changes he’s made, and what he plans to do next.

In anxious times, Twin Cities residents say the whir of helicopters and the buzz of drones make matters worse.

by Abe Asher April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

Minneapolis will soon have the opportunity–or competing opportunities–to vote on the future of the Minneapolis Police Department. We made this cheat sheet to help.

by Mike Mosedale and Becky Z. Dernbach April 21, 2021April 22, 2021

‘I’m scared because of that booming’: A preschooler and her family watch protests, police in Brooklyn Center.

by Evan Frost and Elizabeth Shockman April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Many protesters have become familiar with the short-term pain of exposure to tear gas. For some, it might turn out to be a long-term problem, too.

by Joey Peters April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Tear gas at bedtime: Brooklyn Center residents, including kids, suffer from aggressive police tactics to quell Daunte Wright protests

by Logan Carroll April 13, 2021April 14, 2021

Brooklyn Center officer, chief resign in wake of Daunte Wright killing

by Matt Sepic and Tim Nelson April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Killed By Police

Brooklyn Center cop who killed Daunte Wright meant to use stun gun instead, police chief says; curfew descends on Twin Cities

by Matt Sepic, Nina Moini, Peter Cox and Tim Nelson April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Brooklyn Center police fatally shoot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during traffic stop; police deploy tear gas to clear protests.

by Nina Moini and Tim Nelson April 11, 2021April 12, 2021

MPD Charter Lead Image

After long process of collecting public input, community coalition will gather petition signatures to replace Minneapolis Police Department

by Hibah Ansari February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

Black protesters in Minneapolis have encountered tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons. White pro-Trump crowds took selfies with U.S. Capitol police.

by Jared Goyette, Joey Peters and Becky Z. Dernbach January 7, 2021January 8, 2021

Police raided the home of an older Somali couple, bound their wrists, and yelled at their small children. Then the police told them their son was shot dead.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim and Jared Goyette January 1, 2021January 3, 2021

A Minneapolis cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’ during Black Hawk Down. The police union fought to keep his job anyway.

by Tony Webster December 17, 2020December 17, 2020