Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Police use-of-force incidents trending downward
According to the Minneapolis Police Use-of-Force Dashboard, the number of use-of-force incidents reached a high of 3,928, in 2022.
Through July of 2024, there have been 1,240 use-of-force incidents. If that trend holds, the number of reported incidents will have dropped significantly over the past two years.
MPD Deputy Chief Travis Glampe said use-of-force criteria are broad.
“When you’re talking about use-of-force, just putting your hands on somebody to stop them, to you know using a taser or using a firearm,” said Glampe.
Glampe told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS a renewed focus on training has been the key to a successful downward trend in use-of-force incidents.
“We train to do only the force that’s reasonable, necessary and proportional to whatever we’re dealing with,” said Glampe. “Our training, the new focus on doing the de-escalation techniques, sanctity of life, all those things that we’ve really focused on now starting over the past few years, we’re starting to see that training come into play.”
Minneapolis City Council member LaTrisha Vetaw told KSTP that she is encouraged by the new data showing a downward trend.
“I am not shocked. I am happy that the numbers are continuing to decline and I expect them to keep doing it,” said Vetaw. “Really, like looking at how the police force is different and better. I think that’s been a big part of it, right? It’s use-of-force and how they interact.”
Vetaw said if the numbers stay steady through the end of the year, she intends to ask MPD to make a presentation before the full city council.
The number of use-of-force incidents dropped significantly in 2023 as well, but MPD said they used different criteria that year and that 2024 now has the same criteria as 2022 and that is why those two years are comparable.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis College teams up with Toys for Tots to provide holiday gifts for student parents
For many student parents at Minneapolis College, the holiday season arrives during one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year.
Final exams, work schedules and family responsibilities often collide in December. This week, a Toys for Tots giveaway on campus offered some relief.
The college partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program to provide gifts exclusively for student parents. School officials say more than 145 student parents signed up for the event, representing nearly 270 children.
Veronica Krawiec is a nursing student at Minneapolis College and the mother of a young son, Christopher. She said balancing school, work and parenting can be overwhelming, especially around the holidays.
Krawiec said she was able to find a Lego set her son specifically asked for this Christmas, something she was not sure she would be able to afford on her own.
She said the support she receives on campus has made a significant difference, pointing to resources like the Student Support Center and food pantry. Krawiec said those services help her focus on school without feeling ashamed for asking for help.
“As a mom most of the time I feel like I’m failing but like this this helps me a lot to not feel as bad,” she said.
Sharita Jackson, a first semester addiction counseling student and single mother of two, also attended the giveaway. She said resources like the Toys for Tots event help ease some of the pressure that comes with being a student parent.
Minneapolis College staff say the need among student parents has grown this year, in some cases doubling. The college estimates nearly 20% of its students are parents, and more than 70% of students identify as Indigenous or people of color, international, low income or first generation.
In addition to holiday giveaways, the college offers a Student Parent Center, a food pantry, basic needs support and access to housing, financial and veterans resources. Staff say those services are designed to help students stay enrolled and succeed while raising families.
College officials say events like the Toys for Tots giveaway help reduce stress during the holidays and allow student parents to focus on finishing the semester strong.
A tense situation developed in South Minneapolis Monday afternoon, where dozens of residents confronted ICE agents operating in the streets near Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue, not far from the Karmel Mall.
WCCO reporter Esme Murphy was also on the scene and reported that chemical irritant had been deployed. Murphy and a WCCO photographer were among those who were hit with the irritant.
Murphy reported seeing at least three people in handcuffs, but it was not immediately clear for what reason they were being detained. The scene seemed to have cleared by 2:30 p.m.
Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputies were observed at the scene. Local law enforcement have been deployed to control crowds since the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Metro Surge in recent weeks. One of the recent ICE operations in the metro area was a raid at a construction site in Chanhassen over the weekend.
The Karmel Mall is the nation’s first Somali shopping center. The enhanced ICE actions came just after President Trump said, “I don’t want [Somalis] in our country” and claimed Somalis are “completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota.”
Few other details were immediately available, but WCCO crews on the scene noted that many of those protesting against ICE were using whistles, which in many prior confrontations have been used to try to warn neighbors that ICE agents were in the vicinity.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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