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City of Willmar cancels any K-9 training at Lakeview Apartments
In a letter to the ACLU, the city of Willmar said there will be no K-9 training taking place at the Lakeview Apartments. The letter also states that no training took place prior to the concerns raised by the ACLU. 3:06 pm, May 28, 2021 ×
The city of Willmar has decided no police K-9 training will take place at the Lakeview Apartment Complex.
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WILLMAR The city of Willmar has decided it will not be conducting any training of police dogs at the Lakeview Apartments, after concerns were raised by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
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(KNSI) – The Kandiyohi County Housing and Redevelopment Authority is coming under fire after allegedly allowing the Willmar Police Department to use an occupied apartment complex for K9 officer training purposes without advance notice to tenants.
A photo of a flyer posted in the apartment was obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. On it, the Kandiyohi County HRA told residents of the Lakeview Apartment Complex they were pleased to partner with the Willmar Police Department for K9 training exercises in the building and that the police would be coming in “at any hour during days, evenings and weekends and without the Kandiyohi County HRA providing further notice to tenants and guests.” The flyer said the police would have access to the grounds, all common areas, hallways, stairways, and vacant apartments.
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Planned K-9 training at low-income Willmar apartments delayed while city reviews ACLU concerns
Willmar is reviewing planned police K-9 training in a public housing complex following a letter from the ACLU of Minnesota that raised legal and public policy questions. 4:03 pm, May 16, 2021 ×
Lakeview Apartments in Willmar, MN.
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WILLMAR, Minn. Planned police K-9 training at Lakeview Apartments in Willmar has been put on hold while the city officials review concerns from the ACLU of Minnesota, according to Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt.
“No training exercises will be conducted at the Lakeview Apartment complex while this matter and the concerns raised are under review,” Felt wrote in an email, who also added that no law enforcement training, including K-9s, has taken place at the apartment complex to date.