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Some days, the Minneapolis Police Departments ranks are so thin that just four officers in a given precinct are expected to patrol wide swaths of the city during their shift.

Staffing shortages plague law enforcement agencies nationwide, but the problem is particularly acute in Minneapolis.

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Police found Heather Mayer dead in her boyfriend’s basement. The circumstances of her death remain a mystery. But as her mother began digging for the truth, more women came forward with allegations of assault in the Twin Cities bondage community.

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"Clearly, from his own social media, this person was armed during this incident," said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara

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The far-reaching decision also gives a man convicted of third-degree sexual assault a new trial.