Administration

Chief Gerald Smith says a reduction in crime needs to happen, but the situation isn’t as dire as the billboards say

Some lawyers say the rule against recording may not apply if the officer felt threatened

Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the money would help cover a small percentage of the overtime shifts amid an officer shortage and costs associated with the trial of Derek Chauvin

Payments could encourage additional attacks and victims still may not automatically get back their data, said FBI Director Christopher Wray

Officers must use the individuals' preferred pronouns, let them choose the gender of the officer who searches them and must take them to the jail facility that aligns with their gender identity

One of the fired officers was reinstated with full back pay, while the firing of another was upheld

More officers on patrol and a new policing strategy were credited

The four officers claimed to have legitimate reasons for calling out sick last summer and said they were unfairly disciplined

The no-confidence vote, believed to be the first in the city's history city, cited a spike in violent crime and a new low in morale

A committee will now consider both the mayor's plan and one that would potentially give an elected board much more power over police personnel, policy and budget

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he is conducting an audit but doesn't think it will be "the grand conspiracy that the mayor wants it to be"

Among its rules, the new policy bans pursuits for minor traffic violations and bars officers from separating from partners if they can’t see the suspect

The bill allows photos to be released if the suspect poses an "immediate danger" to the public

New data ranks the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia by “police-friendliness”

The city has asked state and federal agencies for help as Minneapolis police face a shortage of officers, the mayor said