The proposals will remake the city's police force with more independent oversight, prohibit arrests for low-level offenses and use unarmed civilians to handle minor traffic violations.

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Brooklyn Center passes sweeping police reform package

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man died Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 694 in Brooklyn Center. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on the interstate’s westbound lanes. Investigators say the crash was prompted after an unidentified car cut across traffic into the right lane of Highway 100 South, causing several vehicles to move leftward.

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The proposal before the City Council was crafted by Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott ...

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Brooklyn Center City Council to vote on resolution that would reshape public safety following Wright death

Law enforcement leaders say reform efforts are misguided.

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Cost associated with ex-cop's trial expected to rise.

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MINNEAPOLIS – A judge has denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a former Brooklyn Center, Minn. police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death.Kim Potter is charged with manslaughter in Wright’s death during a traffic stop April 11 in Brooklyn Center.The city’s police chief at the time said he believed Potter mixed up her Taser with her handgun when she shot Wright.

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Judge denies media requests for cameras at Potter hearing

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) — In the aftermath of the police shooting death of Daunte Wright last month, the small city of Brooklyn Center finds itself in the middle of a national debate on police reform and accountability.And while police reform bills are being considered at both the state and federal level, Brooklyn Center, a city of 30,000 people, has decided to take up the issue on its own.

After Daunte Wright Killing, Brooklyn Center Stands In Middle Of Police Reform Debate

MPR’s Matt Sepic writes: “City leaders in Brooklyn Center say they could vote as soon as this Saturday on a proposed overhaul of policing in the community. …Over the weekend, Mayor Mike Elliott outlined a number of law enforcement changes he’d like to see. But some council members say the plan needs refinement before it can be implemented.

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