Security increased in Milwaukee ahead of any possible threats
Homeland Security vehicles were parked Tuesday in front of the Federal Building and Courthouse. Share Updated: 6:45 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
Security increased in Milwaukee ahead of any possible threats
Homeland Security vehicles were parked Tuesday in front of the Federal Building and Courthouse. Share Updated: 6:45 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: WE FOUND HOMELAND SECURITY VEHICLES PARKED IN FRONT OF THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN MILWAUKEE TUESDAY. WINDOWS ARE BOARDED UP AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN MADISON WITH NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS PREPARING TO MOVE IN. IT’S A REACTION TO A WARNING FROM THE FBI THAT EXTREMISTS HAVE PLANNED ARMED PROTESTS AT ALL 50 STATE CAPITOLS. AND MADISON POLICE ARE PREPARING. PART OF OUR PHILOSOPHY OF COURSE IS TO FACILITATE FIRST AMENDMENT EXPRESSION AND THAT’S PART AND PARCEL TO WHAT WE DO. IT’S IN OUR DNA. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE PREP
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Members of the National Guard walk in front of the U.S. Capitol building two days after a protest against the U.S. Congress certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results, in Washington, Jan. 8, 2021. (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo)
ST. PAUL More than 130 Minnesota National Guard troops will be sent to Washington, D.C., for a previously announced mission centered on President-elect Joe Biden s Jan. 20 inauguration.
Guard service members from across the country are being called to the nation s capital in anticipation of an armed protest such as the one Jan. 6 that devolved into a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Minnesota National Guard was asked for its support over the weekend.
Jan 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The head of the Minneapolis police union, frequently attacked by opponents after George Floyd’s death as an obstacle to needed changes in the department, said Monday he is retiring.
Lt. Bob Kroll confirmed the announcement in a text to The Associated Press. He didn’t immediately respond to a request for an interview. In a letter to union members obtained by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Kroll said he had planned to retire in May.
“After reviewing the bigger picture, it is in my family’s best interest for me to retire four months early,” Kroll said.
The lone ex-officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death will stand trial alone. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that the trial for Derek Chauvin, 44, the police officer accused of putting his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes, is scheduled for March 8. The other three cops Thomas Lane, 37, J. Alexander Kueng, […]