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Minnesota man accused of dragging, assaulting police officer in mask dispute Hayley Vaughn A 61-year-old Minnesota man is in police custody after dragging a police officer with his car and assaulting him with a hammer following a report of an assault that began as a mask dispute, police say. Police were called to a Menards store on Wednesday after the suspect, identified as Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, allegedly attacked an employee with lumber amid a mask dispute, the Hutchinson Po...

Print this article Its unclear whether liberals are hopelessly naive about the job police officers do or whether they just simply hate law enforcement. Either way, the result is the same — were all less safe, and that is especially true of nonwhites. Columbia University professor (eye roll, I know) Sarah Seo weighed in on the recent police shooting death of 20-year-old black man Daunte Wright, opining in the New York Times that "traffic stops should not be harrowing or dangerous experience...

Daunte Wright’s family calls for more serious charges against ex-officer who shot him Updated 8:17 AM; Today 8:17 AM Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun during a news conference at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP Facebook Share By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER, The Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Daunte Wright’s family jo...

UpdatedFri, Apr 16, 2021 at 3:03 pm CT Replies(3) "We anticipate that a verdict in the Chauvin case could impact in-person learning," the Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent said. (Shutterstock) MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Public Schools are suspending in-person learning next week as the state awaits a verdict in the murder trial against Derek Chauvin. Closing arguments in the trial begin Monday, after which the jury will begin deliberations. "Our community is moving through an extraordin...

Daunte Wright’s death on the 20-year-old victim himself.  Brian Peters, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Officers Association, said that Wright’s death was the result of “non-compliance.”  “This is going to be an unpopular statement,” Peters said. “Daunte Wright, if he would have just complied. He was told he was under arrest. They were arresting him on a warrant for weapons. He set off a chain of events that unfortunately led to his death.”  “I’m not excusi...

Scarborough, DCCC chairman have heated exchange over 2022 strategy Julia Manchester © Getty Images Scarborough, DCCC chairman have heated exchange over 2022 strategy Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday got into a heated exchange over Democratic messaging ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. In an appearance on MSNBCs "Morning Joe," Maloney, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was pressed by Scarborough repea...

By Jordan Williams - 04/16/21 12:36 PM EDT   A Chicago prosecutor "lied" by stating that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun in his hand when he was shot by police in Chicago, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The New York Democrat said it wasnt an error by a prosecutor, but an untruth. Chicago officials have said the remark made over the weekend was an error.  “The prosecutor did not ‘make an error.’ He lied. He lied about the police killing a child,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Ending ...

  Madison – This week, as the trial of a former police officer takes place in Minneapolis for the murder of George Floyd, and as the police officer who shot Jacob Blake returns to full duty in Kenosha without discipline, we witnessed the horrific murder of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by a former police officer just ten miles from where George Floyd was killed. Days later, video footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo being killed by a Chicago police officer was released. The child’s hands wer...

US Bishop urges Americans to promote dialogue in politics In a speech to a “Catholics at the Capitol” online event, US Archbishop José Gomez calls on American Catholics to put aside political divisions and promote the Church’s teaching on social justice and the dignity of the human person. By Devin Watkins Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles gave a keynote address on Thursday to a group of Catholic advocates taking part in a webinar. The event was organized by “Catholics at the Capit...

Charles Hurt: Democrat Squad Exploits Human Tragedy for Personal and Political Gain 16 Apr 2021 There is a special breed of sewer rat in Washington who is willing to exploit any human catastrophe for personal political gain. Sadly, these vermin are no longer the rare exceptions in the Democrat Party; today, they are the face of the Democrat Party. Minnesota police pull over a 20-year-old for expired car registration and the driver winds up dead after a cop shoots him in a struggle — an unsp...