The Sanctuary – Life in a cop-free zone

Part of the rage unleashed locally by Floyd’s killing centered on the brutal reputation of officers from the Third Precinct, whose population is largely black and Native American. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who killed Floyd, had been the subject of seventeen excessive-force complaints, including one case in which the suspect died, and...

Lollie Sues Cops, City For St. Paul Skyway Arrest

Lollie was waiting to meet his children at a nearby daycare in what he thought was a public area of the First National Bank building. Security officers there asked him to leave and Lollie, who is African-American, refused when he spotted other non-minorities in the same area. That’s when officer Lori Hayne first approached Lollie, whom...