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ICE Said It Would Handle Shootings by Its Own Agents. MPD Held the Perimeters and Helped ICE Leave the Scene.

ICE Said It Would Handle Shootings by Its Own Agents. MPD Held the Perimeters and Helped ICE Leave the Scene.

20 minutes after ICE shot and killed Renee Good, they told MPD to "hold the perimeter" of their crime scene. ICE told MPD it would "handle" the ICE agent's shooting and gather the evidence. MPD held the perimeter and let ICE and critical evidence leave. And they did it again. And again.

By Molly Priesmeyer 08 Jun 2026
How Frey and O'Hara Failed Minneapolis During Operation Metro Surge

How Frey and O'Hara Failed Minneapolis During Operation Metro Surge

Federal enforcement brought fear and violence into Minneapolis. Records show MPD moving deeper into that machinery under Frey’s command while urgent calls waited, command rules blurred, and federal systems further obscured MPD’s duty, decisions, and accountability to the public.

By Molly Priesmeyer 02 Jun 2026
What is this thing?

What is this thing?

For now, this site is a container for deep-dive analysis of public records I requested from the Minneapolis Police Department from November 2025 through February 4, 2026, which include emails, incident reports, 911 transcripts, internal communications, and federal-local law-enforcement agreements.

By Molly Priesmeyer 21 Apr 2026

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