Retired Minneapolis police officer Mylan Masson warns that while the city currently is not ‘as bad’ as Chicago, it ‘certainly could be’ unless the crime surge is addressed. The Minneapolis City Council is preparing a measure that would allow voters to replace the city’s police department with a
community-focused safety initiative, according to local reports.
The Minneapolis Policy and Government Oversight Committee, which is comprised of all 13 Minneapolis City Council members, approved the measure proposed by the advocacy group Yes 4 Minneapolis Committee in an 11-2 vote that will now be passed along to the general council for a vote, according to Fox 9 Minneapolis.