City of Minneapolis Experiencing Shortage of Law Enforcement Officers and Struggling to Recruit New Ones

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The city of Minneapolis is experiencing a shortage of police officers and is struggling to recruit new ones.

None of the people who are running the city should be surprised by this. Minneapolis was ground zero for the ‘defund the police’ movement after the death of George Floyd. In the riots that followed, crazed leftists burned down a police precinct.

Who would want to take a job as a law enforcement officer in such a city?

 

Minneapolis is attempting to raise recruitment numbers for the city’s police department and 911 dispatch center amid a shortage of both roles.

“Police are short staffed and everybody is short staffed,” Minneapolis-based 911 dispatcher Emily Harmon told KARE 11 in an interview Friday…

In response to the growing police staffing crisis, Minneapolis is paying Accenture, a consulting firm, “$950,000 for the campaign, part of a $7 million grant from the federal American Rescue Plan that will be used for recruitment and retention, according to contract documents approved by the City Council last fall,” according to The Star Tribune.

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1 hour ago, Geee said:

The Gateway Pundit

The city of Minneapolis is experiencing a shortage of police officers and is struggling to recruit new ones.

When The Good Cops Leave What is left

 

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Police groups ask Walz to remove Trooper Londregan’s case from Moriarty’s office

Londregan's attorneys wrote in a court filing this week that Moriarty's handpicked use-of-force expert said Londregan's actions were reasonable.
Alpha News Staff
March 16, 2024

Two police associations representing thousands of law enforcement officers across the state have asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to remove Trooper Ryan Londregan’s case from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s Office.

“It is our sincere belief that if fair prosecutors review the case, they will determine that it should be dismissed with prejudice,” said the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Association in a Friday letter.

The two groups want the governor to use his statutory authority to transfer the case to the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. Walz did this once before in April 2023 amid backlash over Moriarty’s lenient prosecution of two juveniles accused of murder. It was considered an unprecedented move.

Moriarty has charged Londregan with three felonies, including second-degree unintentional murder, in connection to a July 2023 incident in which he shot and killed Ricky Cobb.

Cobb, a convicted felon, attempted to flee law enforcement in a vehicle while a state trooper was half-inside, half-outside the vehicle. In response, Londregan shot Cobb as his fellow state trooper was dragged for a short distance by Cobb’s vehicle.

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Minnesota For Sale: The money behind Mary Moriarty

 

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2 hours ago, Geee said:

In response to the growing police staffing crisis, Minneapolis is paying Accenture, a consulting firm, “$950,000 for the campaign, part of a $7 million grant from the federal American Rescue Plan that will be used for recruitment and retention, according to contract documents approved by the City Council last fall,” according to The Star Tribune

Could do it for $15.00

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6 hours ago, Valin said:

Police groups ask Walz to remove Trooper Londregan’s case from Moriarty’s office

Londregan's attorneys wrote in a court filing this week that Moriarty's handpicked use-of-force expert said Londregan's actions were reasonable.
Alpha News Staff
March 16, 2024

 

 

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Cobb family demands $25 million from Minnesota government

Ricky Cobb II, a convicted felon who allegedly had ties to a Minneapolis gang, was shot and killed by Trooper Ryan Londregan last summer.
Luke Sprinkel
March 19, 2024

In a letter dated Feb. 15, 2024, attorneys for the family of Ricky Cobb accused the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Minnesota State Patrol, and State Trooper Ryan Londregan of being liable for “Mr. Cobb’s wrongful death.”

As such, Cobb’s family is seeking $25 million in damages from the two agencies, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Alpha News.

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Retaining the services of South Carolina-based Strom Law Firm, the family of Ricky Cobb is now seeking compensation from Minnesota’s state government. In a demand letter, a lawyer working for the family says, “Mr. Cobb’s injuries and death were caused directly and proximately by the intentional, willful, and wanton conduct of Ryan Londregan, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and the Minnesota State Patrol.”

Specifically, the letter accuses Trooper Londregan of using force that was “excessive and unreasonable.” Further, the letter says DPS and the Minnesota State Patrol are liable for “negligent actions and omissions,” and that the agencies “engaged in conduct and actions that directly caused the death of Mr. Cobb.”

As compensation, the letter demands $25 million “for the injuries caused by Ryan Londregan, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and the Minnesota State Patrol’s outrageous and intolerable conduct.”

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Police leader calls for supporters to gather outside courthouse ahead of Londregan hearing

Apr 25, 2024

Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, joined Liz Collin Reports this week. The organization is asking law enforcement supporters to gather at 8 a.m. on April 29 at the south courtyard of the Hennepin County Courthouse ahead of the 9 a.m. hearing where Londregan’s attorney will argue to have the case dismissed.

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Huge crowd turns out to support Trooper Londregan ahead of court hearing

The defense filed a sworn declaration from a major in the State Patrol who said he believes Londregan's "use of deadly force was authorized by MSP Policy and State Statute."
Anthony Gockowski
April 29, 2024

A large crowd of supporters gathered in the Hennepin County Government Center Monday morning ahead of Trooper Ryan Londregan’s latest court appearance. (Alpha News)

A large crowd of supporters gathered in the Hennepin County Government Center Monday morning ahead of Trooper Ryan Londregan’s latest court appearance.

“It was absolutely tremendous. I have never seen anything like that before. It was absolutely unprecedented in my career,” Chris Madel, one of Londregan’s attorneys, told Alpha News.

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He also filed a fourth sworn declaration from a member of the Minnesota State Patrol in defense of Londregan’s actions. Maj. Christopher Erickson states in his declaration that he helped develop the State Patrol’s pursuit and use-of-force policies.

“It is my opinion that Trooper Londregan’s use of deadly force was authorized by MSP Policy and State Statute. A reasonable officer, in the same situation, based upon the totality of the circumstances described above, without the benefit of hindsight, considering the rapidly evolving set of circumstances would have been in fear of great bodily injury or death and would therefore be justified in the use of deadly force,” Erickson says in his 32-page declaration.

Judge Tamara Garcia rejected a motion at the hearing to dismiss Londregan’s second-degree murder charge.

Madel briefly spoke to the press following Monday’s two-hour hearing as a crowd of counter protesters shouted over him.

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