Minneapolis officer was driving force behind case against alleged crime ring
Somehow, amid the turmoil of the dying Metro Gang Strike Force and his own whistleblower lawsuit against the city he worked for, Minneapolis police Sgt. Kerry O’Rourke put together a case that prosecutors hope will bring down an alleged crime family.
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Minneapolis officer was driving force behind case against alleged crime ring
Minneapolis City Council settles whistle-blower suit
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis City Council has settled a whistle-blower case involving a police sergeant who says he was removed from the Metro Gang Strike Force after expressing concerns about its actions.
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Mpls. City Council settles whistleblower lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council has settled a whistleblower case involving a police sergeant who says he was removed from the Metro Gang Strike Force after expressing concerns about its
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Minneapolis settles with police sergeant over Gang Strike Force suit
A settlement has been reached in a whistle-blower case involving a Minneapolis police sergeant who claimed he was removed from the Metro Gang Strike Force after voicing concerns about its actions.
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Police Misconduct High In Minnesota
Police Misconduct High In Minnesota — Tue Nov 09 08:00:00 UTC 2010 What “nice” Minnesota is the top 20 of highest police mis-conduct rate states? In fact, Minnesota is ranked 13 for having 82 officers generating a misconduct rate of 1230.95 per 100,000 people. Now to be fair, Minnesota probably also has more transpare… about: community policing Law Crime Metro Gang Strike Force Minneapolis Police police brutality police misconduct Police misconduct
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Indicted and sued Minneapolis officer is fired a 2nd time
Indicted and sued Minneapolis officer is fired a 2nd time — Thu Sep 23 01:12:27 UTC 2010 Jason Andersen, who was on the Metro Gang Strike Force in 2008 when a teen was allegedly kicked in the head, was terminated for not being truthful in the incident, a union spokesman said. about: Jason Andersen Law Crime Metro Gang Strike Force officer union spokesman
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’09 south Minneapolis police raid draws inquiry
A south Minneapolis drug raid last year led by four police officers from the Metro Gang Strike Force has triggered a police internal affairs investigation that found the raid was conducted without a search warrant, violated department protocols and could result in a federal prosecution of the officers for civil rights violations.
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Metro Gang Strike Force officers took his $4,500; now he’s got $70,000
Dagoberto Rodriguez-Cardona describes his encounter with members of the Metro Gang Strike Force in July 2008, who confiscated $4,500 in cash from him and reported him to immigration officials without charging him with a crime, during an interview at his attorney’s office in Bloomington on Tuesday August 25, 2009.
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FBI-led task force joins anti-gang effort in Minnesota (Pioneer Press)
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal effort designed to dismantle gangs at their core will roll out soon in the Twin Cities, months after the Metro Gang Strike Force was shut down amid allegations of misconduct and evidence mishandling.
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FBI-led task force joins anti-gang effort in Minnesota (Pioneer Press)
