Brooke Blakey's meteoric rise in the Metro Transit Police Department was cut short last year amid accusations she violated department rules on accepting gifts. She believes she was treated unfairly, and racism and sexism both played a role in the investigation.
Black chiefs reflect on Floyd impact on policing
Minnesota s Black police chiefs discussed the state of community relations with law enforcement in the nine months since George Floyd died in custody Author: John Croman Updated: 8:17 PM CST March 5, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. The death of George Floyd during an arrest last Memorial Day reverberated across the planet. It also changed how many law enforcement agencies approach policing in communities already traumatized by the effects of systemic, historic racism. May 25 has changed the role of policing and conversations about race, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradando said Friday during a panel discussion features Minnesota s Black police chiefs.
A few of the Gov. Tim Walz’s most recent board appointments caught our eye. We thought we’d fill you in.
Court of Appeals Judge Louise Dovre Bjorkman has been appointed to another term on the Board of Judicial Standards. That’s the state agency that responds to conduct complaints about state court judges.
Her new term is effective on March 1 and expires on Jan. 6, 2025.
To the same board, the governor appointed as a public member Scott Sakaguchi, an Edina physician. Sakaguchi is a professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Cardiovascular Division. A new appointee, his term also begins on March 1 and ends on Jan. 6, 2025.