Cari Spencer

Jan 15, 2025 | mprnews.org | Cari Spencer

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has charged a 26-year-old man with second degree attempted murder, after he allegedly fired a rifle multiple times at a St. Paul police officer late Monday.

Jan 15, 2025 | mprnews.org | Cari Spencer

LeQue Curtis was reaching for her mailbox last November, when she heard the crack of gunfire. It was an apparent homicide, just steps away from her apartment building in St. Paul. Now, she said, she no longer allows her son to wait for the school bus. He can go outside once it’s arrived and not one minute sooner. That incident alone would make safety feel elusive, but for Curtis, there’s an additional, heavy layer.  “Black women just don’t feel protected,” she said.

Jan 9, 2025 | mprnews.org | Cari Spencer

The Minneapolis City Council signed off Monday on a long-awaited consent decree from the justice department, that — if signed off by a federal judge — will bind the police department to robust reforms and federal oversight. While the consent decree is meant to ensure constitutional policing, part of the 171-page document calls on the city to look beyond policing.

Jan 1, 2025 | twincities.com | Cari Spencer

The city of Minneapolis and U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed on a consent decree that could mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department, sources confirmed to MPR News. The consent decree has been anticipated since June 2023, when a DOJ investigation following the police murder of George Floyd found MPD used “unjustified deadly force” and engaged in racial discrimination for years, violating the U.S. Constitution.

Dec 31, 2024 | mprnews.org | Cari Spencer

The city of Minneapolis and U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed on a consent decree that could mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department, sources confirmed to MPR News. The consent decree has been anticipated since June 2023 — when a DOJ investigation following the police murder of George Floyd found MPD used “unjustified deadly force” and engaged in racial discrimination for years, violating the U.S. Constitution.