Minneapolis police chief denies he lied about Timberlake hiring

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara clarified Sunday what he knew about a controversial officer hire after a leaked email from the officer accused the chief of lying. Tyler Timberlake was hired in January but this past week officials said he was no longer with the department.

MPD chief says he didn't lie about hire

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara clarified Sunday what he knew about a controversial officer hire after a leaked email from the officer accused the chief of lying. Tyler Timberlake was hired in January but this past week officials said he was no longer with the department.

Tony Bouza, former MPD police chief, dies at age of 94

Bouza was Chief of Police in Minneapolis from 1980 to 1989. He started his career in New York, serving as a NYPD officer for several decades before being recruited to come to Minneapolis by then-mayor Don Fraser.

Off-duty Minneapolis PD officer fired shots during standoff

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the use of force by an off-duty Minneapolis police officer, who was trapped in a building with an armed person undergoing a mental health crisis on Tuesday afternoon.

Minneapolis Police investigation: DOJ found it violated peoples' constitutional rights

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the findings of a federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, prompted by the murder of George Floyd in 2020, during a press conference Friday morning, saying the police department and City of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of discrimination and excessive force. 

Vehicle crashes into Minneapolis bus shelter

A witness whose vehicle was involved in the crash told FOX 9 she was turning from southbound Penn Avenue North onto eastbound Highway 55 but didn't see the police chase coming from the west and the drivers involved in the chase collided with her.

Fmr. Mpls cop pleads guilty in deadly pursuit

A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal vehicular homicide but will avoid prison time for a deadly police pursuit crash that killed uninvolved motorist Leneal Frazier.