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MISSING: Police asking for help locating 14-year-old
Officials say Cienna Pittman was last seen Tuesday afternoon, and could be in the Twin Cities metro area.
Credit: Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Author: KARE Staff Updated: 5:20 PM CDT April 15, 2021
BENSON, Minn. Officials are asking for the public s help locating missing 14-year-old Cienna Pittman, who was last seen Tuesday afternoon in Benson, Minnesota. Authorities believe she may be endangered.
According to the Benson Police Department, Pittman was seen getting into a vehicle at her home in Benson just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. While officials don t know the direction the vehicle went or vehicle information, they say she could end up in the Twin Cities metro area.
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin county jail. | Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
Kimberly A. Potter, the white Brooklyn Center police officer who resigned after fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man who resisted arrest during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was formally charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter after days of protests and riots. Certain occupations carry an immense responsibility and none more so than a sworn police officer, Imran Ali, Washington County assistant criminal division chief and director of the Major Crime Unit, said in a statement cited by KSTP Wednesday. With that responsibility comes a great deal of discretion and accountability. We will vigorously prosecute this case and intend to prove that Officer Potter abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her Taser. Her action caused the unlawful killing of Mr. Wri
Former D.C. homicide detective Ted Williams explains why the charges against former police officer Kim Potter are right and appropriate.
The right to due process – protected under the U.S. Constitution – has transformed into a point of contention in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center after former police officer Kim Potter fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, evoking several consecutive nights of civil unrest that has spilled into Minneapolis.
Brooklyn Center City Manager Curt Boganey was fired for arguing at a press conference that the officer should receive due process, and the police chief, Tim Gannon, offered his resignation after publicly suggesting the same.