Minneapolis Police Department | Audacy

Activist groups and City Council demanding stronger sanctuary policies amid Minneapolis Police contract talks Some City Council members are threatening to challenge the new police contract vote if they are ignored

22 minutes ago
Minneapolis Police taking heat from City Council over the number of criminal cases they've cleared "We have a real staffing issue. I'm not placing it as the cause, but we're drowning," says MPD's Emily Olson

5 hours ago
Report: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says juvenile crime is from a growing number of suburban perpetrators "They aren't the poor kids from Minneapolis. These are kids coming down in mommy's Mercedes"

November 12, 2025
Minneapolis Ward 6 City Councilmember Jamal Osman the victim of a Monday night carjacking "This incident is another reminder of the work ahead to keep all of our communities safe," says Osman

November 11, 2025
Dozens more cars vandalized by thieves in Minneapolis' Lowry Hill area early Sunday MPD is also asking that anyone who may have had their car windows broken report those crimes immediately

November 11, 2025
Teen shot at north Minneapolis house where reportedly a birthday party was taking place "I can't imagine what it would be like to go through a crime of violence to your child," says MPD Chief Brian O'Hara

November 3, 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief says officers will get more domestic abuse training but previous victims say it won't matter "They are trained. They had the the basic domestic abuse training. They're just simply not doing it."

October 31, 2025
A violent confrontation during an attempted car theft in South Minneapolis leaves a man dead "During that struggle, the victim was shot. About 20 minutes later, the victim was found by a coworker."

October 30, 2025
Tou Thao, last Minneapolis officer convicted following the murder of George Floyd, to be released from prison Thao has been serving a concurrent 57-month state sentence and 3.5-year federal sentence in Kentucky

October 29, 2025
Minneapolis' Office of Police Conduct Review has cleared a backlog of 234 complaints against officers "This is really a monumental accomplishment," says Kaela McConnon Diarra of the City Right's Departments

October 28, 2025