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(The Center Square) â After another weekend of violence, Mayor Jacob Frey pushed for a safety plan to stop widespread violence, which has been rampant for more than a year. This must mark a turning point, Frey said. The ultimate goal is to make all Minneapolis neighborhoods safer.
Frey released a
14-page model for community safety and accountability days after six people were shot, including a 9-year old girl shot in the head while playing with friends on a trampoline at 8:30 p.m.
Immediate actions include:
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo is in conversations to bring in additional Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators to increase the Minneapolis Police Departmentâs (MPD) investigative capacity, particularly for gun crimes.
Scooter operator that lost Minneapolis contract takes aim at competitor s record on equity Lime challenges Bird on inequitable deployment on Mpls. North Side. May 8, 2021 5:11pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A scooter company that failed to get permission to operate in Minneapolis this year has seized on its competitor s alleged violation of a requirement to deploy at least 30% of its fleet in poorer areas last year.
Lime has received the backing of at least two neighborhood groups in its pledge to do a better job than Bird.
This year, Minneapolis awarded contracts to scooter operators Lyft and Bird, shutting out Lime and Spin. Bird was chosen despite its failure to serve low-income neighborhoods, a situation first reported by the Minnesota Reformer.