Minnesota State Police have announced that they will be conducting extra patrols this evening in hopes of helping keep community members safe this Halloween. Traffic violations tend to spike on Halloween, because police usually aren’t keen to give out a warning if they catch you speeding or rolling a stop sign. That’s because kids are […]
When Can Police Pull Me Over?
Odds are you’ve been driving along at some point in your life and noticed a police car in your rearview mirror. Then don’t have their lights on yet, but you automatically slow down and begin to wonder if you were violating any driving laws. The officer can’t just pull you over without a reason, but […]
Minnesota Police May Undergo Mental Health Deescalation Training
A new proposal would set aside $7 million to ensure all police officers in Minnesota would undergo formal deescalation and safety training focused on handling situations involving a person with mental illness. The bill, which has bipartisan support, would include mandatory training in crisis intervention, conflict management and cultural issues surrounding mental illness for all of the […]
Police Body Camera Footage Release Coming Under Scrutiny
Minnesota recently approved a body camera program that will ensure both police officers and citizens are protected from false incident accounts, but now some are unhappy about what information would be available to the public. The current proposal would allow for any citizen to request to view an incident caught on a police body camera, […]
Minnesotans Have Positive View of Police
Despite national incidents that have drawn questions about police tactics, Minnesotans appear to have an overwhelmingly positive view of police officers, according to a new survey. The police association commissioned survey polled nearly 500 registered voters by phone to get a general sense of how local residents viewed policing procedures in Minnesota. After compiling the […]
