Oct. 19, 2015 (MINNEAPOLIS) On Sunday evening at 10:00 pm, Minneapolis Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of the 3700 block of 1st Avenue South. Officers arrived in the area and located an adult male in an alley suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported by ambulance to […]
Despite an estimated 30,000 extra people downtown on Saturday evening for the Zombie Pub Crawl, there were very few problems. Officers did a great job with community engagement and humored many people who wanted their picture taken with a Minneapolis Cop. Hats off to everyone involved who helped make this event an incredible success!
October 17, 2015 (MINNEAPOLIS) This morning, detectives from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit executed a search warrant in South Minneapolis. This warrant was part of the investigation into the murder of Jessica St. Marie on East Lake Street and Park Avenue South on October 13th. Detectives also arrested Gerald Cepeda/DOB: 09-03-1965. He has been […]
“I continue to be concerned about the recent violence we have seen in our city. We have witnessed too many senseless and tragic deaths. The common denominator in many of the homicides this year, including the 2 most recent homicides and this evening’s shooting in Minneapolis, is that people are using guns in the heat […]
The Minneapolis Police Department values its commitment to integrity, community engagement and transparency. Our work on requested recommendations provided by the Office of Justice Programs continues at the committee level as the MPD is approximately 10 months into the process of improving communications, community engagement, performance mentoring procedures, early intervention systems and police conduct review […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 14, 2015) At 6:20 pm on Wednesday evening, two individuals got into a physical altercation in the area of 30th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue. The fight resulted in gun violence as one man shot the other and fled on foot. The victim died a short distance away. It appears that the […]
Chief Harteau was honored and proud to join former Congresswoman Gabby Gifffords and her esteemed panel for a Domestic Violence Awareness Summit sponsored by the ARS (Americans for Responsible Solutions) Women’s Coalition for Common Sense. More than 200 women joined them in Washington DC as the group seeks to find commonsense solutions that will protect […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 14, 2015) Shortly before 7:00 on Tuesday evening, Minneapolis Police responded to a report of a shooting at the corner of East Lake Street and Park Avenue. Upon arrival, they found an adult female suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center in critical condition. After preliminary […]
Sherman Patterson, the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Minneapolis Police Department, is a Bush Fellow and recently had the honor of presenting at TedX Minneapolis. He’s passionate about working with youth in the city to break the cycle of gun violence. Here is his “Ted Talk”, presented to an overflow crowd at the Cowles Center […]
Sunday morning shortly after 3:00, three people ran across Hennepin Avenue mid-800 block when the third person was struck by a taxi cab driving on northeast on Hennepin. The victim was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance where he is listed in critical condition. Officers on scene interviewed several witnesses who are cooperating […]