Policing

We get reaction to the conviction of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin and discuss what it means for the Black community and if it signals a change in police accountability.

The Justice Department is already investigating whether Chauvin and the other officers involved in Floyd's death violated his civil rights.

George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, was in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon when Judge Peter Cahill read the three guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin.

A federal judge on Monday ordered two alleged leaders of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys detained pending trial on conspiracy and other charges tied to the deadly

Twelve jurors — six of them white, six Black or multiracial — are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest.

The memo, which officials admitted was “misleading,” asked residents to sign off on enforcement of minor offenses like spitting and blocking the sidewalk.

A law professor and former federal prosecutor argues that police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursue Daunte Wright, who was killed by an officer.

The city detailed how it plans to respond following the verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin.

Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch.

The highly anticipated footage was released to the public on Thursday, more than two weeks after the 13-year-old was killed following an alleyway foot pursuit.

Authorities say the shootings were fueled by a feud between two rival gangs.

The PPD plans to ask City Hall for more money for Tasers. The department began buying the stun devices after an officer fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.

The district said the program is meant to build intergenerational relationships between police and Black and Latino students, but any student can volunteer.

The “Eddie Eagle” program has been found to be ineffective at stopping kids from using firearms.

Kim Potter, who quit her job on the Brooklyn Center force two days after Daunte Wright's death, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter.