Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman says he was carjacked, but not hurt
A Minneapolis City Council member said he was carjacked on the city’s south side Monday night.
Jamal Osman said the carjacking occurred near Portland Avenue and Lake Street around 8 p.m.
“I’m home now in Phillips West with my family, and I want to assure neighbors that I’m okay,” Osman said. “This incident is another reminder of the work ahead to keep all of our communities safe.”
Osman represents Ward 6, of which Portland and Lake sits right on the border. He said police “responded quickly to the incident” and thanked both Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey for checking on him after the carjacking.
According to Osman, ths suspects are minors who carried out another carjacking earlier in the evening.
“My heart goes out to them,” Osman said of the other victims. “No one should have to experience this kind of trauma in our city.”
Voters first chose Osman to represent Ward 6 in a special election in 2020. He won reelection in 2021, 2023 and just last week.
According to city data, there have been 152 carjackings so far this year. Eighteen of those have occurred in Osman’s ward. Of the city’s 13 wards, only 5 (22), 8 (19) and 9 (34) have seen more.
Citywide, carjackings are down compared to last year at this time, along with nearly all violent crime.
Last year, O’Hara touted the work his department has been doing to reduce the number of carjackings.
“We initiated a robbery response protocol where we saturate areas as soon as we can once we noticed these problems . . . and then even when we do have robbery sprees, there’s fewer robberies and carjackings reported,” O’Hara said at the time. “We also now have juvenile investigators on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week . . . because there’s certain procedures and evidence collection issues that are different for juveniles. We want to make sure that we’re doing everything we can at the time of the incident — whether it’s 3 o’clock in the morning, or 3 o’clock on a Monday afternoon — to ensure that we’re doing everything possible to build these cases as quickly as quickly as we can.”
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is ranked among the American cities with the most people in financial distress nationwide, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.
The personal finance website, which defines financial distress as having a credit account in forbearance or with deferred payments, looked at the country’s 100 largest cities without data limitations across nine metrics, including average credit score, change in bankruptcy filings year-over-year, and share of people with accounts in distress.
Minneapolis came in 44th on the list, between Stockton, California, at 43rd and Fresno, California, at 45th, according to the ranking.
Nationwide, the cities with the most people in financial distress were Chicago at No. 1, Houston at No. 2 and Las Vegas at No. 3, the ranking said.
“Getting out of the downward spiral of financial distress is no easy feat,” according to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.
“You may get temporary relief from your lenders by not having to make payments, but all the while interest will keep building up, making the debt even harder to pay off. People who find themselves in financial distress should budget carefully, cut non-essential expenses, and pursue strategies like debt consolidation or debt management to get their situation under control.”
Read more from WalletHub.
Minneapolis, MN
Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Whitefish City Council in February presented and signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis.
The proclamation states that Whitefish mourns the loss of life that occurred in Minneapolis and stands in solidarity with its residents.
It reaffirms the city’s commitment to equal treatment under the law and emphasizes that peaceful protest is a fundamental American right.
The proclamation was supported by five of the six council members.
Mayor John Muhlfeld said the action was meant to reaffirm the city’s values.
“A mayoral proclamation that is supported by five of six City Council members supporting solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reaffirming our supportive, just, equal and welcoming community,” Muhlfeld said. “I think this is somewhat overdue. Our town’s been through a lot over the years, This is more importantly to reaffirm our values as a council with our community because we care deeply about you.”
Over the last year, Whitefish has faced criticism amid rising tensions surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.
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