Minneapolis police chief reiterates denial of seeing Tyler Timberlake arrest video before hiring him
"I would not have signed off on that hire if I had witnessed the behavior in that video," said Chief O'Hara.
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"I would not have signed off on that hire if I had witnessed the behavior in that video," said Chief O'Hara.
Minneapolis' top cop spoke to the media Monday about the controversy surrounding the hiring of an officer who had been charged, then acquitted, of the assault of a Black man in Virginia.
"We're gonna put this money to work to help the community engage with this process of reform and transformation of public safety in our city of Minneapolis," said UCMT's Mark Anderson.
The Minneapolis Foundation granted $50,000 to the Unity in Community Mediation Team to continue community engagement work to transform policing.
The Minneapolis Police Federation says Chief Brian O'Hara knew about an officer's controversial past history before that officer was hired. O’Hara released a statement Sunday.
The Minneapolis Police Federation says Chief Brian O'Hara knew about an officer's controversial past history before that officer was hired.
Neighbors on a small, tucked-away street in Minneapolis are describing the terror they felt on Tuesday night, the Fourth of July holiday.
Neighbors on a small, tucked-away street in Minneapolis are describing the terror they felt on Tuesday night, the Fourth of July holiday.
The Minneapolis Police Department says that an officer who was hired after being charged, but later cleared, of assaulting an unarmed Black man is no longer with the department.
Police said the plan they had wasn't perfect but it was better than last year's response.
Police say their response this year was an improvement from last year, and there's room to grow for next year.
There's an increased police presence in Minneapolis Wednesday night after a dangerous Fourth of July evening and overnight of mischief and mortars.
Sixteen teenagers were arrested overnight during a chaotic holiday in Minneapolis in which crowds of people set off fireworks throughout the city.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara discusses the mayhem that took place in parts of the city late night on the Fourth of July.
WCCO News has secured a video that shows youths firing fireworks directly at police squad cars in the middle of a neighborhood near Boom Island early Wednesday morning.
The U.S. Department of Justice is in Minneapolis this week, hosting meetings as they work on a plan to keep the community at the forefront of changes regarding the Minneapolis Police Department.
The U.S. Department of Justice is in Minneapolis this week, hosting meetings as they work on a plan to keep the community at the forefront of changes regarding the Minneapolis Police Department.
The Department of Justice is in Minneapolis this week. They're hosting meetings as they work on a plan to keep the community in the forefront of the DOJ's consent decree on the Minneapolis Police Department.
The Minneapolis City Council approved an 8% raise and expanded vacation time accrual maximums for sworn appointed MPD employees Wednesday.
The former head of the Minneapolis Police Department in the 1980s has died, as confirmed by current MPD chief Brian O'Hara.
Minneapolis police say an off-duty officer fired their weapon during an incident involving a person in a mental health crisis Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Justice found a pattern of racial bias, excessive force and other constitutional violations, so the DOJ is ordering a consent decree to correct the issues.
"I've seen change happen," David Douglass said. "I fully believe that we are entering a new chapter in terms of how policing occurs in America. These consent decrees really make a difference to people who have been harmed by these practices."
The Department of Justice report unveiled by Attorney General Merrick Garland in Minneapolis Friday morning lays out 28 recommended changes for the city and its police department.
By accident or by design, Friday's announcement and report from federal investigators came just a few days before Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War.
