Tomorrow, the Minneapolis City Council will be voting on a $500K proposal to bring in officers from other agencies to assist the Minneapolis Police Department. That's a tiny drop compared to the $185M MPD budget, but....
The debate around the plan showed just how divided the council is over the role of police in addressing the surge in murders and violent crime Minneapolis is experiencing now. It was unlike any city council meeting I've seen before.
If you missed Tuesday's nearly two-hour debate on policing in Minneapolis, I've put together a condensed version of what's at play and what that might mean for reimagining the future of public safety in the city:
And be sure to follow @LizNavratil and @StribJany who've been relentlessly reporting on what's happening with public safety in our city hall and communities. https://www.startribune.com/gun-dealing-violence-plague-area-near-site-of-floyd-s-death/573047421/
Investigation into suspected gun dealer highlights plague of violence near site of George Floyd's...

Minneapolis police can be heard on scanner traffic saying that they wouldn't respond to reports of gunfire in the area unless there was a victim, feeding into the perception that it was a "no-go...

https://www.startribune.com/gun-dealing-violence-plague-area-near-site-of-floyd-s-death/573047421/
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