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City
Council Names a Block 'Jamal Mitchell Way' for the Fallen Fifth Precinct Officer
Minneapolis dedicated a one-block stretch of Blaisdell Avenue as Officer Jamal Mitchell Way on May 30, 2026, the second anniversary of the Fifth Precinct officer's killing, at the same intersection where he died.
City
Uptown Safety Push Continues as a Veteran Inspector Retires
Fifth Precinct Inspector James Novak retired May 1, 2026, after 34 years with the Minneapolis Police Department, as Ward 7's Uptown safety effort moved toward the November launch of an eight-member ambassadors program.
City
Mayor Vetoes Two Council Measures; Ward 7 Backs Both Vetoes
Mayor Jacob Frey's vetoes of a 45-day pre-eviction notice ordinance and a measure decriminalizing drug paraphernalia will both stand after the City Council fell short of the votes to override.
City
Renters' Rights Forum and a School-Safety Panel Anchor Spring Community Conversations
Ward 7's spring community-conversations series ran a renters'-rights forum at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church on March 28 and helped convene a regional school-safety panel March 5 featuring researchers from Hamline University's Violence Prevention Project.
City
City, County and Transit Police Stand Up a Coordinated Uptown Response
Minneapolis stood up a multi-agency Uptown safety effort this spring, pairing a Fifth Precinct patrol unit that issued 120 trespassing citations and made 60 arrests since March 1 with a centralized police post in the Rainbow Building, county opioid-response outreach and a planned expansion of the city's safety-ambassador program.
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