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What s up with the new paint job on Rochester Police Department squads?
I hear the Rochester Police Department is changing the color of its new squad cars to all black, rather than black and white. Why?
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One of the new Rochester Police Department vehicles Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
I hear the Rochester Police Department is changing the color of its new squad cars to all black, rather than black and white. Why? Is it to blend in with other cars on the street or to look more menacing?
There s also been social media reports (so we know how true they can be!) that the PD was ordered to remove the American flag from the squads. What s up with that?
Created: May 11, 2021 01:04 PM
The University of Minnesota Police Department is warning people of recent robberies and thefts in the Dinkytown and Stadium Village areas.
The U of M Public Safety Department said there have been four reports of aggravated robberies, two reports of people being robbed and four reports of thefts in the areas since May 6.
Minneapolis police are investigating the incidents.
All the incidents involved taking cellphones from U of M students, according to the university.
U of M Public Safety urged community members to avoid using a phone while walking and stay alert, as being distracted can make for easier targets. Traveling with others is also recommended.
Minnesota Police Unions Call for Investigation Into Student Leader for Encouraging False Reports May 4, 2021 Updated: May 4, 2021
Two police unions are asking the University of Minnesota to investigate a student leader who appeared to have encouraged her peers to harass police officers on campus by making false emergency calls.
In a video clip of an executive board meeting of the Minnesota Student Association, ranking member Lauren Meyers was asked by another student what exactly she meant when she said “disrupting UMPD,” the University of Minnesota Police Department.
“Make their lives hell. Annoy the [explicit] out of them,” Meyers responded. “Like, use up their resources. Make their officers show up to something.”