Minneapolis mayor says he's committed to recruiting new police officers after judge's ruling
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey admitted the city has a shortage of police officers Friday, a day after a judge ruled the city needs to hire more by June of next year.
Hennepin County District Judge Jamie L. Anderson said the city needs to have at least 730 officers by June 30, 2022, or .2% of the population, in a decision over a lawsuit brought by the conservative Upper Midwest Law Center. The city is currently expected to have about 669 officers by next June. "Minneapolis is in a crisis," the plaintiffs wrote in the complaint, citing the rise in shootings and homicides and the violent George Floyd protests.More Related News