Minneapolis, MN
New contract features significant pay boost for Minneapolis police officers
Minneapolis police officers will receive a more than 21 percent salary increase over three years under a new contract ratified by members of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. City officials said that will eventually make Minneapolis police officers among the highest paid in the state.
Officers voted 301-63 in favor of the contract.
In a statement, both Mayor Jacob Frey and police chief Brian O’Hara hailed the agreement.
Frey called it a balanced agreement, “that will make the department a more competitive employer and provide our chief with the necessary managerial control.”
“This agreement rightly recognizes the sacrifices they regularly make on behalf of our residents,” said O’Hara. “Those members who have chosen to remain serving in MPD have shown their commitment to our residents.
The agreement must still be approved by the Minneapolis City Council. If approved, the terms would be retroactively applied to Jan. 1, 2023. The contract would expire on Dec. 31, 2025.
“This was an all-hands-on-deck effort, and I am hopeful that my Council colleagues will support the agreement,” said Frey.
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Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
A recent FOX 9 investigation found that Medicaid fraudsters owe millions but pay back little with several other defendants discharged from probation after making either minimal or no payments towards their court-imposed debts.
A homicide investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death inside a car parked along the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Park Police Department said.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, officers from Minneapolis Park police and the city’s police department responded to a report of a body in a car at Mill Ruins Park. They found an adult with a fatal gunshot wound at the scene, as well as a firearm.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
Police said the Hennepin County medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death, as well as the person’s identity.
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