Minneapolis City Council unanimously votes to replace the police department

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to replace the city’s police department with a community-led public safety system.    The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died … Read more

Minneapolis cops condemn Derek Chauvin after plan to disband department due to George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more

Minneapolis cops condemn Derek Chauvin after plan to disband department due to George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more

Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis cops charged in George Floyd’s death, posts bail

BREAKING NEWS: Rookie Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane, one of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s death, LEAVES jail after posting $750,000 bond Thomas Lane, 37, who had been held in lieu of $750,000 cash bail, was freed shortly before 4:10pm from the Hennepin County Jail Lane is one of three charged with aiding and … Read more

Thomas Lane, one of the four Minneapolis cops charged in George Floyd’s death, posts bail

BREAKING NEWS: Rookie Minneapolis cop Thomas Lane, one of the four officers charged in George Floyd’s death, LEAVES jail after posting $750,000 bond By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 23:14 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 10 June 2020 Thomas Lane, 37, who had been held in lieu of $750,000 cash bail, was … Read more

Minneapolis Police Chief says FBI must share George Floyd bodycam footage, not him

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday at a press conference  The Minneapolis Police Chief said on Wednesday he cannot share bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death because it was now being investigated by the FBI and that they’d have to make the footage public, after one of the officers’ lawyers said it will ‘prove’ … Read more

Minneapolis Police Chief says FBI must share George Floyd bodycam footage, not him

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday at a press conference  The Minneapolis Police Chief said on Wednesday he cannot share bodycam footage of George Floyd’s death because it was now being investigated by the FBI and that they’d have to make the footage public, after one of the officers’ lawyers said it will ‘prove’ … Read more

White Minneapolis cop who ‘killed’ George Floyd has his bail increased to $1.25M

Derek Chauvin’s bail has been increased to $1.25 million as the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd made his first appearance in court today. In setting bail, Judge Denise Reilly acknowledged Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank’s assertion that the case had prompted, ‘a strong reaction in the community to put it … Read more

White Minneapolis cop who ‘killed’ George Floyd has his bail increased to $1.25M

Derek Chauvin’s bail has been increased to $1.25 million as the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd made his first appearance in court today. In setting bail, Judge Denise Reilly acknowledged Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank’s assertion that the case had prompted, ‘a strong reaction in the community to put it … Read more

Piers Morgan rages at lawyer for one of four Minneapolis cops charged with George Floyd’s murder

Piers Morgan has delivered a telling interview with the lawyer of one of the Minnepolis cops who stood by as George Floyd was killed.  The car crash interview saw lawyer Earl Gray slam down his laptop after arguing the innocence of his client Thomas Lane, 37, on Good Morning Britain today. Mr Gray is defending Lane … Read more