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As Trump orders troops to Los Angeles, PRM documents show history of military-police interaction
For more than a decade Public Record Media, a non-profit based in Saint Paul, has used public data requests to obtain government documents that have highlighted trends toward using the military to aid domestic law enforcement. ... Continue Reading
Two years after George Floyd, Minneapolis practiced a better response
A hypothetical exercise, in October 2022, had police in Minneapolis react to a scenario where a delivery truck hit a group of children, sparking protests and riots. It also emphasized protocols for when to ask for the National Guard. ... Continue Reading
PRM files lawsuit to force release of documents on Walz, civil unrest planning
The State of Minnesota has for two years failed to produce documents that would detail how state officials – in their own words – defended their roles in the response to the 2020 civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd, according to a new lawsuit filed by PRM. ... Continue Reading
With rioting in Minnesota following George Floyd’s death, little help from adjoining states
Five days after the murder of George Floyd, a top Minnesota National Guard official sent an email to four adjoining states – Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin and South Dakota – asking them to send help as rioting in the aftermath of the killing continued in the Twin Cities. ... Continue Reading
Documents: The Agape Movement’s early progress reports in Minneapolis give few details
In the aftermath of the high-profile police killing of George Floyd, the City of Minneapolis signed two contracts this year with The Agape Movement Co., a group that included former gang members that was formed after Floyd’s death to help young black men avoid a criminal lifestyle. ... Continue Reading
9-1-1 transcripts: Third Precinct residents in fear, panic during riots
The 911 phone call came at 2:22 in the morning –– nearly five hours after the Minneapolis police abandoned their nearby Third Precinct headquarters on what became the most intense night of protests last year following the death of George Floyd. ... Continue Reading
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