US EditionBCA report shows a 92% drop in no-knock warrants served since 2022
New 2023 restrictions require proof of imminent threat and unoccupied premises before approving no-knock warrants, reducing their use from 63 in 2022 to five in 2024, officials said.
- Amir Locke was fatally shot by police in Minneapolis amid a no-knock raid in 2022, prompting changes to local and state policies regarding the use of such warrants.
- Locke was not the subject of the warrant and was sleeping when officers entered without warning and shot him within seconds after he raised a legally owned handgun.
- After Locke's killing, Minneapolis banned no-knock warrants in 2022 and state lawmakers passed stricter restrictions in 2023 requiring officers to announce themselves beforehand.
- Statewide requests for no-knock warrants in Minnesota fell sharply by 78%, dropping from 89 in 2023 to just 19 in 2024, while law enforcement carried out only five such warrants last year, according to recent official data.
- This sharp decline suggests increased caution and aims to improve safety during warrants, while Locke's family continues their active lawsuit against the city and officer Hanneman.
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Use of no-knock warrants down 79% after Minnesota limited them
The use of no-knock warrants in Minnesota decreased by 79% in the first full year since state lawmakers passed restrictions on the controversial law enforcement practice, according to the latest state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension report. There were 18 no-knock warrants issued last year and 16 that were carried out. In 2023, 84 were issued. The year before that: 179. The changed state law, which went into effect in August 2023, set a higher st…
The use of no-knock warrants dove after 2023 state law restriction - Austin Daily Herald
By Cari Spencer The use of no-knock warrants in Minnesota decreased by 79 percent in the first full year since state lawmakers passed restrictions on the controversial law enforcement practice, according to the latest Bureau of Criminal Apprehension report. There were 18 no-knock warrants issued last year and 16 that were carried out. In 2023, 84 were issued. The year before that: 179. The changed state law, which went into effect in August 2023…
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