Tag Archives: Minneapolis

Ex-police officer in George Floyd death asks for charges to be dropped 

A police officer charged in connection with the death of George Floyd has applied to have his charges dropped, court documents show.Lawyers for Tou Thao, 34, have put forward a motion stating that the former Minneapolis police officer could not have known that Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was about to commit a crime.

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Kellie Chauvin, Wife Of Ex-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin, Asks For Both Their Homes In Divorce Petition 

While the home in Minnesota’s Oakdale is worth $273,800, their townhouse in Florida is valued at $226,282.

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Tattoo removal requests surge in wake of George Floyd’s death, and artist offering free removals is overwhelmed 

A tattoo artist in the US state of Vermont who for years has offered free removal or covering of hateful skin art such as swastikas, SS lightning bolts or the words “white power” says he has seen an uptick in business following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis.Alexander Lawrence, who runs Mountainside Tattoo from a storefront in the […]

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Minneapolis City Council Puts Proposal to Abolish Police in Motion 

The radical move supported by a majority of the council after George Floyd’s death is far from assured

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