Minneapolis revises policy on warrants after Locke killing
March 16, 2022 8:07AM CDT
@ap.news FILE – In this Feb. 17, 2021 file photo, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addresses the media in Minneapolis. From COVID-19 to a budget shortfall, and from the death of George Floyd to the more recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence, the mayor of Minneapolis says his city has experienced one trauma after another in the last year — and the city’s Black community has felt the pain the most. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, Pool File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is changing policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment so that officers must knock and wait a certain length of time before entering a residence.
Police would have to wait 20 seconds before entering a residence while serving a daytime warrant, and 30 seconds for nighttime searches. No-knock warrants would be banned except in the most extreme circumstances, such as a hostage situation. The new policy would also include regular civilian review of video from searches and public disclosure of warrant data.
The city’s warrant policy came under scrutiny after a SWAT team shot and killed 22-year-old Amir Locke in early February.
