Brandt WilliamsThe city of Minneapolis paid out more money in police conduct lawsuits and judgments between 2011 and 2014 than the city of Baltimore. There are some caveats. Read more →
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Two police brutality lawsuits involving a Minneapolis police officer have resulted in $265,000 in payouts. Last Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a $140,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by Ibrahim Regai, who claimed officer Michael Griffin punched him in the face and knocked him unconscious outside a downtown nightclub in 2010. Late last year, Read more →
The parents of Terrance Franklin, the 22-year-old man shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers on May 10, say they’re preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department. Two officers were injured during the confrontation with Franklin in the dark cramped basement of an Uptown area home. Police say the shooting was Read more →