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Minneapolis Set to Vote for Mayor, with Policing at the Crossroads

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By Eric Levenson, Ryan Young, and Cynthia Salinas Cappellano, CNN (CNN) — When Brian O’Hara took over the Minneapolis Police Department in 2022, he saw a department in free fall. The murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots in 2020 had fractured the public’s trust in law enforcement. Crime and shootings were rising at startling levels. The police force was demoralized and dropped from over 900 sworn officers to a low of 550 last year, stretc…

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Minneapolis set to vote for mayor, with policing at the crossroads

More than five years after the death of George Floyd, police staffing and public safety are key concerns among voters heading into Tuesday’s mayoral election.

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