Bad Minneapolis Cops

Former Mpls. Officer Accused Of Theft (WCCO)

2010-04-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

A former Minneapolis police lieutenant [Marie Fierck Przynski] is facing charges of theft by swindle, for an alleged incident where she took money from a large international organization of female law enforcement officials.... [Officer Hilary] Glasrud told police while Przynski was away on her 10-day cruise she checked the committee's checkbook and noticed a $1,500 withdrawal. Glasrud alerted the precinct commander.... Przynski was a veteran police officer, who left the department earlier this year -- about a month after the theft was reported.

Off-duty Minneapolis cop charged with beating bar patron (Star Tribune)

2010-03-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

Off-duty Minneapolis cop charged with beating bar patron:

A Minneapolis police officer is accused of ambushing a man outside a Fridley bar while off duty and beating him unconscious. Anoka County authorities filed a felony third-degree assault charge Monday against Thomas Bernardson Jr., 27, of Fridley, saying he attacked Nickolas Wraspir, 29, outside Shortstop Bar on Jan. 17.

Ex-Mpls cop pleads not guilty in bank robbery (KARE)

2010-02-16T13:44:00.000-08:00

Ex-Mpls cop pleads not guilty in bank robbery:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an armed bank robbery in the suburb of Apple Valley... He's also been charged in 10 other armed robberies and two other robbery attempts in Hennepin and Dakota counties...

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-13T12:00:00.002-08:00

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K:

The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay about $125,000 to settle allegations that a police officer used excessive force. Officer Sherry Appledorn was accused of using a stun gun, kicking and hitting a suspect after he surrendered. A lawyer for the suspect said the officer's account of the incident didn't match a recording made by a police camera. The city council agreed unanimously Friday to pay $75,000 plus an estimated $50,000 in attorney's fees. Appledorn is still on the police force after serving a 20-hour suspension and receiving a letter of reprimand...

Mpls. settles police brutality case involving car break-ins suspect (KARE)

2010-02-13T12:00:00.001-08:00

Mpls. settles police brutality case involving car break-ins suspect:

The city of Minneapolis will pay $125,000 to settle a police brutality case involving a man arrested for breaking into cars at a downtown parking ramp. Nicholas Kastner of Roseville will get $75,000. The rest of the money will go towars attorney's fees... Kastner's attorney said in ramp surveillance video, his client could be seen getting out of the passenger side door without any resistance. The video shows Officer Sherry Appledorn repeatedly striking Kastner. His lawyer also says Appledorn shocked Kastner twice with her Taser. The Minneapolis city council unanimously approved the settlement Friday afternoon in a closed session...

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K (KSTP)

2010-02-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K:

The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay about $125,000 to settle allegations that a police officer used excessive force. Officer Sherry Appledorn was accused of using a stun gun, kicking and hitting a suspect after he surrendered...

Minneapolis settles cop brutality case (Star Tribune)

2010-02-12T18:35:00.000-08:00

Minneapolis settles cop brutality case:

A man who was caught breaking into cars in a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp will be paid $75,000 by the city after videos showed a police office kicking him repeatedly and tasing him as he lay on the pavement. The City Council on Friday approved that settlement of the man's federal lawsuit, plus attorney fees that his lawyer, Frederick Goetz, estimates at about $50,000... According to Kastner's lawsuit, officer Sherry Appledorn "stomped on his back, kicked him at least a dozen times and shocked him at least twice with her Taser." Goetz said that Appledorn's partner, Joseph Will, also punched Kastner's head. The incident was captured by ramp cameras and cameras in the squad car and Taser...

Mpls settles another police misconduct suit (MPR)

2010-02-12T12:00:00.002-08:00

Mpls settles another police misconduct suit:

The Minneapolis City Council Friday approved another six-figure payout to settle a police misconduct lawsuit. The settlement calls for a payment of $75,000 plus attorney fees, which are expected to cost another $50,000...The suit was brought by Nicholas Kastner after an incident in 2008, when officers Sherry Appeldorn and Joseph Will stomped, tasered and punched Kastner while he was lying still on his stomach...

Mpls. City Council pays for officer's lawsuit (KSTP)

2010-02-12T12:00:00.001-08:00

Mpls. City Council pays for officer's lawsuit:

Minneapolis City Council agreed, Friday, to pay to settle a police officer's excessive force lawsuit. Police officer, Sherry Appledorn, allegedly kicked, tased and hit Nicolas Kastner after he surrendered. The incident was recorded by a police camera. Kastner's lawyer said Appledorn's account of the incident did not match the video tape...

Man Beaten By Mpls. Police Will Get More Than $75K (WCCO)

2010-02-12T12:00:00.000-08:00

Man Beaten By Mpls. Police Will Get More Than $75K:

A man who was beaten by a Minneapolis Police Officer will be getting a settlement. In Dec. 2008, Nicholas Kastner and another man were caught breaking into cars in a downtown parking ramp. The other man was driving as they left the ramp, but Kastner was riding along as the car they were in rammed Officer Sherry Appledorn's squad car. On surveillance video, Kastner can be seen lying facedown on the ground next to the car. The man who had been driving ran off. The crux of the case was that Kastner didn't resist, but Appledorn stomped on his back, kicked him and shocked him at least twice with her Taser, according to the federal lawsuit....

Ex-Mpls Cop Pleads Not Guilty In Bank Robbery (WCCO)

2010-02-11T12:00:00.003-08:00

Ex-Mpls Cop Pleads Not Guilty In Bank Robbery:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an armed bank robbery in the suburb of Apple Valley. Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Edward Carson of Rosemount entered his plea Thursday during an arraignment in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. He's charged with one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count in the Jan. 6 robbery of a Wells Fargo bank... He's also been charged in 10 other armed robberies and two other robbery attempts in Hennepin and Dakota counties...

Ex-cop pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-11T12:00:00.002-08:00

Ex-cop pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery:

The former Minneapolis police officer indicted in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank entered a plea of not guilty Thursday in federal court in St. Paul... The former Minneapolis SWAT team member and Iraq war veteran also was charged in Hennepin County District Court with five counts of first-degree aggravated robbery in holdups at a coffee shop, bank, dry-cleaning business and convenience store and the holdup of a woman at a bus stop...

Timothy Carson, ex Minneapolis cop, admits to more robberies (City Pages)

2010-02-11T12:00:00.001-08:00

Timothy Carson, ex Minneapolis cop, admits to more robberies:

... the charges against [Minneapolis swat cop Timothy] Carson have piled up, the man's story looks increasingly complicated and dark: The Rosemount man is now charged with seven new crimes, for a total of 13...

Timothy Carson, ex cop, pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery (City Pages)

2010-02-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

Timothy Carson, ex cop, pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery:

Timothy Carson, the former Minneapolis cop in a heap of trouble over a series of robberies and attempted robberies, pleaded not guilty today to armed bank robbery charges in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Prosecutors say he robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Apple Valley on Jan. 6., and was later arrested at MPD's 3rd precinct house...

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges (MPR)

2010-02-10T17:32:00.000-08:00

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member already indicted in the takeover-style armed robbery of a suburban bank is facing more charges in Dakota County. Dakota County prosecutors are charging 28-year-old Timothy Edward Carson of Rosemount in a string of robberies in the Apple Valley, Eagan and Rosemount areas from Dec. 16 through Jan. 5. Hennepin County prosecutors have already charged him in five robberies...

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges (KSTP)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.006-08:00

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13...

Ex-Mpls. Cop Faces More Robbery Charges (WCCO)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.005-08:00

Ex-Mpls. Cop Faces More Robbery Charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13. The complaint said Timothy Edward Carson admitted to the seven new charges -- five armed robberies and two attempted robberies -- and admitted he had a gun each time...

Former Minneapolis cop charged in armed robberies in Dakota County (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.004-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop charged in armed robberies in Dakota County:

Former Minneapolis SWAT team member Timothy Carson faces a new series of armed robbery charges — seven in all — related to holdups across suburban Dakota County. Charges filed Wednesday by the Dakota County attorney's office link him to the holdup of a man in a car in Eagan as well as robberies or attempted robberies at a Marathon gas station in Rosemount and a CVS pharmacy, a Quick Stop convenience store, a Walgreens and a U.S. Bank in Apple Valley...

Ex Mpls. cop charged with seven more armed robberies (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.003-08:00

Ex Mpls. cop charged with seven more armed robberies:

Former Minneapolis SWAT team member Timothy Carson faces a new series of armed robbery charges — seven in all — related to hold-ups across suburban Dakota County. Charges filed by the Dakota County Attorney's office today link him to the hold-up of a man in a car in Eagan, as well as robberies or attempted robberies at a Marathon gas station in Rosemount, a CVS pharmacy, a Quik Stop convenience store, a Walgreens and a U.S. Bank in Apple Valley...

Ex-Minneapolis cop, already indicted on federal bank robbery charge, faces more counts (Star Tribune)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.002-08:00

Ex-Minneapolis cop, already indicted on federal bank robbery charge, faces more counts:

A former police officer and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban Minneapolis bank has been charged in five new armed robberies and two attempted robberies. The complaint Wednesday says 28-year-old Timothy Edward Carson admits to the seven new crimes...

Ex-Mpls. cop charged in Dakota County robberies (Star Tribune)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.001-08:00

Ex-Mpls. cop charged in Dakota County robberies:

A former Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with five counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and two counts of first-degree attempted aggravated robbery in connection with a string of crimes in Apple Valley, Eagan and Rosemount from mid-December to early January. The charges in Dakota County against Timothy E. Carson, 28, of Apple Valley, follow his indictment last week in federal court on charges of armed bank robbery and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces more robbery charges (KARE)

2010-02-10T12:00:00.000-08:00

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces more robbery charges:

A former Minneapolis SWAT team member and decorated Marine already indicted in the armed robbery of a suburban bank was charged Wednesday in seven new incidents, bringing the number of crimes he is accused of to 13. The complaint said Timothy Edward Carson admitted to the seven new charges -- five armed robberies and two attempted robberies -- and admitted he had a gun each time...

Todd Lappegaard, ex-cop who Tasered Rolando Ruiz, wants his job back (City Pages)

2010-02-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

Todd Lappegaard, ex-cop who Tasered Rolando Ruiz, wants his job back:

The video released in November is pretty shocking. Rolando Ruiz can be seen standing still, with hands on the hood of a Minneapolis Police Department cruiser, when Todd Lappegaard stands behind him and Tasers him in the neck. In a flash, Ruiz can be seen falling to the ground...

Mpls. cop fired over Taser arrest wants his job back (Star Tribune)

2010-02-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

Mpls. cop fired over Taser arrest wants his job back:

A Minneapolis police officer fired after a video showed him using a Taser to subdue a suspect wants his job back. The video showing officer Todd Lappegaard Tasering a man in the neck during an arrest in April made for disturbing television when it was released in November after the suspect sued Lappegaard and the Minneapolis Police Department. It shows the man standing in front of Lappegaard's police cruiser with his hands on the hood; a moment later, the man is falling to the ground, screaming, as Lappegaard jolts him with 50,000 volts of electricity...

Fired Cop Who Tasered Man Tells His Side (WCCO)

2010-02-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

Fired Cop Who Tasered Man Tells His Side:

A Minneapolis police officer who was fired after dash-cam video showed him using a Taser on a teenager is telling his side of the story for the first time. Former Police Officer Todd Lappegaard told WCCO he feels he was "railroaded" by the police department because of the media coverage. He also said the video did not tell the entire story behind his confrontation with Roland Ruiz last November...

Minneapolis police officer indicted in bank robbery (KARE)

2010-02-04T13:39:00.000-08:00

Minneapolis police officer indicted in bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank... Authorities say Carson also has confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area.

(Story can also be found here.)

Former Minneapolis cop Timothy Carson indicted in bank heist (City Pages)

2010-02-04T12:00:00.002-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop Timothy Carson indicted in bank heist:

More bad news for Timothy Carson, the ex-Minnespolis cop who police say went on an armed robbery spree last month in Minneapolis and Apple Valley: A federal grand jury has indicted the 28-year-old with one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence...

Man beaten by Mpls. cops in '09 after stop files federal suit (Star Tribune)

2010-02-04T12:00:00.001-08:00

Man beaten by Mpls. cops in '09 after stop files federal suit:

A man whose recorded beating changed how Minneapolis police handle use-of-force incidents has filed a federal excessive force lawsuit after negotiations with the city failed to yield a settlement of his claims. Derryl Jenkins filed the suit Monday based on an incident last February when police stopped him for allegedly speeding...

According to the lawsuit: When stopped, Jenkins was confused about what he allegedly did wrong, asked to speak to a supervisor, and got out of his vehicle. Officer Richard Walker wrestled him to the ground and called for backup. At least six officers punched and kicked Jenkins as he lay face down in a snowbank, and one officer stunned him three times with a Taser.Jenkins went to the hospital with facial injuries. He was charged with felony assault and refusing a blood-alcohol test, but a prosecutor and judge eventually dropped the charges. A few minutes after the incident, officer Scott Dahlquist sent a text describing it as "A GOOD FIGHT." ...
Attached to the suit are Lt. Mike Sauro's "use of force" comments. Sauro calls it a "myth" that "blows to the head are deadly force." ...

Jenkins sues Minneapolis police for beating caught on tape (City Pages)

2010-02-04T12:00:00.000-08:00

Jenkins sues Minneapolis police for beating caught on tape:

Derryl Jenkins, the Brooklyn Center man who was stomped by Minneapolis police officers a year ago, is suing the city of Minneapolis and several officers for violating his civil rights and using excessive force. Video footage of the incident and photos of the aftermath surfaced last summer, drawing scrutiny to the Minneapolis police department. The video begins with officer Richard Walker pulling over Jenkins. After some apparent confusion, a struggle ensues and Walker pulls Jenkins' jacket over his head. Several other officers soon arrive and join in...

Former Mpls cop indicted in bank robbery (KSTP)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.009-08:00

Former Mpls cop indicted in bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley Wells Fargo bank...

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery (MPR)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.008-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank... Authorities say Carson also has confessed to several other bank robberies in the Twin Cities area.

Former Minneapolis Cop Indicted In Bank Robbery (WCCO)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.007-08:00

Former Minneapolis Cop Indicted In Bank Robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank... Carson is now charged with one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count... Authorities say Carson also has confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area.

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.006-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery:

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Minneapolis police SWAT team member in the robbery of an Apple Valley bank... Carson is now charged with one count of armed bank robbery and one firearms count. He faces a maximum potential penalty of 25 years in prison on the bank robbery charge and a mandatory minimum of seven years on the firearms charge...

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.005-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery:

Dressed in a ski mask and dark jacket, Minneapolis police officer Timothy Edward Carson brandished a .40-caliber semiautomatic Beretta handgun when he held up a Wells Fargo bank in Apple Valley on Jan. 6, according to federal charges. The charges state Carson made out with $4,580 from the three frightened bank tellers and then drove off — into the sunset of his career as a cop...

Ex-Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery (Star Tribune)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.004-08:00

Ex-Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery:

A former Minneapolis police officer accused of several robberies has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the robbery last month of an Apple Valley bank. Timothy Edward Carson, 28, of Rosemount, was charged with one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to the indictment filed Wednesday...

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police (MPR)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.003-08:00

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police:

A Brooklyn Center man who was punched and kicked by Minneapolis police officers in an incident caught on tape has filed a federal lawsuit. Attorneys for 43-year-old Derryl Jenkins sued the officers and the city of Minneapolis on Monday, alleging the officers used excessive force and violated Jenkins' civil rights. Jenkins was stopped by police last February. A seven-minute video recorded by cameras in squad cars shows there was a struggle and one officer pulled Jenkins' hooded jacket over his head and threw him on the ground. Other officers arrived and punched and kicked him. A Taser was also used. Jenkins was charged with assault and refusing to submit to alcohol tests. But the charges were dropped...

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police (KSTP)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.002-08:00

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police:

A Brooklyn Center man who was punched and kicked by Minneapolis police officers in an incident caught on tape has filed a federal lawsuit... Jenkins was stopped by police last February. A seven-minute video recorded by cameras in squad cars shows there was a struggle and one officer pulled Jenkins' hooded jacket over his head and threw him on the ground. Other officers arrived and punched and kicked him. A Taser was also used. Jenkins was charged with assault and refusing to submit to alcohol tests. But the charges were dropped...

Minneapolis police sued by man who was beaten during arrest (Pioneer Press)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.001-08:00

Minneapolis police sued by man who was beaten during arrest:

A Brooklyn Center man who was punched and kicked by Minneapolis police officers in an incident caught on tape has filed a federal lawsuit... Police stopped Jenkins in February 2009. A seven-minute video recorded by cameras in squad cars shows that there was a struggle and that one officer pulled Jenkins' hooded jacket over his head and threw him on the ground. Other officers arrived and punched and kicked him. A Taser was also used...

Man In Videotaped Beating Suing Minneapolis Police (WCCO)

2010-02-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

Man In Videotaped Beating Suing Minneapolis Police:

A Brooklyn Center man who was punched and kicked by Minneapolis police officers in an incident caught on tape has filed a federal lawsuit... [43-year-old Derryl] Jenkins was stopped by police last February. A seven-minute video recorded by cameras in squad cars shows there was a struggle and one officer pulled Jenkins' hooded jacket over his head and threw him on the ground. Other officers arrived and punched and kicked him. A Taser was also used.. Jenkins was charged with assault and refusing to submit to alcohol tests. But the charges were dropped...

Mpls. settles police brutality lawsuit (KSTP)

2010-02-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

Mpls. settles police brutality lawsuit:

The City of Minneapolis reached a settlement with a man who was seen on surveillance video being kicked by a police officer and zapped with a Taser. The city agreed to pay Nicholas Kastner to drop his lawsuit, according to the minutes of a settlement conference held Tuesday in federal court. Specific details were not released...

Minneapolis police officer fired after Tasering cooperative suspect (Star Tribune)

2010-01-26T12:00:00.001-08:00

Minneapolis police officer fired after Tasering cooperative suspect:

A Minneapolis police officer accused of Tasering a compliant suspect to the ground has been fired from the force, a source close to the department said. Todd Lappegaard, who faces a federal lawsuit over the April 30, 2009, incident, sent an e-mail to many in the police department in the past several days in which he said he had been let go... The lawsuit stems from an arrest that took place shortly before midnight in which Rolando Ruiz, 18, was suspected of damaging a police cruiser parked at the Second Precinct on Central Avenue. The arrest, recorded by a video camera on Lappegaard's cruiser, began with Ruiz standing in front of Lappegaard's car with his hands on the hood. Lappegaard then places a Taser on Ruiz's neck and stuns him. "As plaintiff Ruiz slumped to the ground, Lappegaard held his knee on the plaintiff's back to prevent him from avoiding the electrical shock of the Taser device," the lawsuit reads. "Lappegaard held his free hand on the squad car hood to brace himself as he pinned Ruiz to the ground and continued shocking him." Along with the civil rights violations, the suit lists nine causes of action. Among them it cites a 2002 incident in which Lappegaard was driving a squad car that made contact with a sport utility vehicle driven by a woman fleeing police. She later drove the SUV off the street, hitting and killing a Richfield man who was jogging...

Cop Involved In Taser Incident No Longer With MPD (WCCO)

2010-01-26T12:00:00.000-08:00

Cop Involved In Taser Incident No Longer With MPD:

A Minneapolis Police officer who was caught on camera using a Taser on a man who said he had already surrendered is no longer with the force. Sources confirmed to WCCO that Todd Lappegaard, who had already been involved and reprimanded once before for using deadly force before, was no longer working for the Minneapolis Police Department.

On April 30, 2009, Rolando Ruiz was arrested near the Minneapolis 2nd Precinct near Central Avenue... Video from Lappegaard's dashboard camera caught the scene. The video didn't show what happened before Ruiz was told to put his hands on the hood, but it did show Lappegaard use a Taser on the back of Ruiz's neck. Ruiz said he had already surrendered when Lappegaard used the Taser on him. He is suing the City of Minneapolis and Lappegaard for the sum of $400,000.

Former Minneapolis cop Carson charged in five more robberies (City Pages)

2010-01-21T12:00:00.001-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop Carson charged in five more robberies:

The charges are piling up for Timothy Carson, a former Marine and Minneapolis police officer already suspected in an Apple Valley Bank robbery. On Tuesday he was charged in Hennepin County with five counts of aggravated robbery. Here are the places and people police say he robbed...

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies (KARE)

2010-01-21T12:00:00.000-08:00

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies:

The former Minneapolis police officer suspected in an Apple Valley bank robbery and other heists in the metro has been charged with five armed robberies in south Minneapolis. The criminal complaint says Timothy Carson robbed the Hiawatha Cleaners at 5400 34th Avenue South on December 15th, 2009. It also accuses him of robbing a woman at a bus stop on 28th Avenue South on December 31st, 2009... Carson is accused of robbing two separate SuperAmerica convenience stores on January 3rd, 2010...

Mpls. Ex-Cop Charged With 5 More Robberies (WCCO)

2010-01-20T12:00:00.001-08:00

Mpls. Ex-Cop Charged With 5 More Robberies:

A former Minneapolis police officer accused of robbing a bank has now been charged with five other holdups.,, According to the complaint, Carson held up a drycleaners in South Minneapolis... The complaint also states that Carson entered Sovereign Grounds coffee shop in Minneapolis and fled with $65 of stolen money. He is also charged with robbing two Super America stores in the area and a woman at a bus stop...

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies (Star Tribune)

2010-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies:

The former Minneapolis police officer suspected in an Apple Valley bank robbery and other holdups in Dakota County has been charged in Hennepin County with five robberies in south Minneapolis. The criminal complaint against Timothy Edward Carson, 28, describes a spate of armed holdups of a woman at a bus stop as well as a dry cleaners, two SuperAmerica stores and a coffee shop...

Accused bank robber is no longer MPD officer (KARE)

2010-01-18T12:00:00.000-08:00

Accused bank robber is no longer MPD officer:

A Minneapolis SWAT team member charged in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank is no longer a member of the Minneapolis police force. Twenty-eight-year-old Timothy Carson of Rosemount is charged in federal court with one count of bank robbery for allegedly holding up a Wells Fargo in Apple Valley. He is under investigation in at least 10 other robberies in the area...

(Another copy of the story can be found here.)

Accused Bank Robber is No Longer MPD Officer (KSTP)

2010-01-17T12:00:00.000-08:00

Accused Bank Robber is No Longer MPD Officer:

A Minneapolis SWAT team member charged in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank is no longer a member of the Minneapolis police force...

Accused bank robber is off Mpls. police force (Star Tribune)

2010-01-16T12:00:00.002-08:00

Accused bank robber is off Mpls. police force:

Timothy Carson, accused of robbing an Apple Valley bank and possibly connected to a dozen robberies in the metro area, is no longer a Minneapolis police officer...

Former Minneapolis cop charged in 5 holdups (KARE)

2010-01-16T12:00:00.001-08:00

Former Minneapolis cop charged in 5 holdups:

The former Minneapolis police officer suspected in an Apple Valley bank robbery and other heists in the metro has been charged with five armed robberies in south Minneapolis. The criminal complaint says Timothy Carson robbed the Hiawatha Cleaners at 5400 34th Avenue South on December 15th, 2009. It also accuses him of robbing a woman at a bus stop on 28th Avenue South on December 31st, 2009... Carson is accused of robbing two separate SuperAmerica convenience stores on January 3rd, 2010. One store was at 4320 E. Lake St. and the other store was on 6000 Portland Av. South. On January 4th, 2010, Carson is suspected of robbing the Sovereign Grounds coffee shop at 813 E. 48th Street.

Mpls. police officer admits to being a serial bank robber (KARE)

2010-01-16T12:00:00.000-08:00

Mpls. police officer admits to being a serial bank robber:

A Minneapolis police SWAT team member was charged Thursday in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank, and authorities said he confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area. Timothy Edward Carson, 28, of Rosemount, was ordered held without bail during a brief federal court hearing... An affidavit from an FBI agent said Carson admitted robbing the bank, and "admitted having committed numerous other armed robberies" in Dakota and Hennepin counties. It didn't say whether he told investigators why...

Cop Used Police Dept. Gun In Robbery (WCCO)

2010-01-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

Cop Used Police Dept. Gun In Robbery:

The gun that was used in an Apple Valley bank robbery, where the accused robber is a Minneapolis police officer, last belonged to the Minneapolis Police Department. Timothy Carson borrowed the gun from the department after his personal gun was stolen from his car in Apple Valley in 2008. The borrowed gun was not returned to Minneapolis Police until after Carson was arrested...

More Charges Expected For Robber Cop (WCCO)

2010-01-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

More Charges Expected For Robber Cop:

More charges are expected against a Minneapolis police officer charged with robbing an Apple Valley bank on his way to work last Wednesday. Minneapolis investigators tried to talk with Tim Carson about the five robberies he admitted doing after he was arrested last week. He told investigators that he needed the money...

After Robber Cop, Depts. Question Hiring Practices (WCCO)

2010-01-08T12:00:00.002-08:00

After Robber Cop, Depts. Question Hiring Practices:

A Minneapolis cop who confessed to a string of robberies across the Twin Cities is a former Marine and served in Iraq for two years. The discovery may force police departments across Minnesota to review their hiring practices... As a member of the Minneapolis Police Department for three years, Carson's employment records show he completed all the requirements and he moved up the ranks quickly. A year after he started he was promoted to the SWAT team. It's a special unit assignment that usually takes an officer three years to get...

Mpls. cop admits to robberies as colleagues ask why (Star Tribune)

2010-01-08T12:00:00.001-08:00

Mpls. cop admits to robberies as colleagues ask why:

The Minneapolis police officer accused of robbing an Apple Valley bank and linked to as many as a dozen other armed robberies was described by colleagues Friday as a quiet, good cop, and he received multiple awards for his service with the U.S. Marines Corps Reserves, which included a yearlong deployment to Iraq. Timothy Edward Carson, 28, reportedly told investigators that he needed the money but did not explain further...

Cop arrested after robbing bank on his way to work (KARE)

2010-01-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

Cop arrested after robbing bank on his way to work:

A Minneapolis police SWAT team member was charged Thursday in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank, and authorities said he confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area... [Timothy Edward] Carson was charged with one count of bank robbery in the holdup at a Wells Fargo bank in Apple Valley one day earlier. He did not respond to the charges at the hearing except to say he understood them, and did not enter a plea... An affidavit from an FBI agent said Carson admitted robbing the bank, and "admitted having committed numerous other armed robberies" in Dakota and Hennepin counties. It didn't say whether he told investigators why... They found some of the black clothing and backpack in a trash can outside the station, the affidavit said, and in his locker they found $2,940 in cash taken from the bank and the gun used in the robbery...

MPD Officer Arrested in Dakota Co. Robberies (KSTP)

2010-01-07T12:00:00.004-08:00

MPD Officer Arrested in Dakota Co. Robberies:

A Minneapolis police SWAT team member was charged Thursday in the takeover-style robbery of a suburban bank, and authorities said he confessed to several other armed robberies in the Twin Cities area...

Mpls. SWAT officer arrested in suburban robberies (MPR)

2010-01-07T12:00:00.003-08:00

Mpls. SWAT officer arrested in suburban robberies:

A Minneapolis police SWAT team member was arrested Thursday in a string of robberies in suburban Dakota County...

FBI: Gun, Cash From Robbery In Officer's Locker (WCCO)

2010-01-07T12:00:00.002-08:00

FBI: Gun, Cash From Robbery In Officer's Locker:

A Minneapolis Police officer and member of the department's SWAT team has been arrested in connection with four separate robberies in Dakota County... He was arrested after a bank robbery in Apple Valley on Wednesday. Sources said Carson, who worked in the 3rd Precinct of South Minneapolis, allegedly robbed the bank while he was on his way to work. Authorities said Carson was arrested at the precinct station. His locker at work was searched and evidence was confiscated...

Minneapolis SWAT cop arrested in suburban bank robbery (City Pages)

2010-01-07T12:00:00.001-08:00

Minneapolis SWAT cop arrested in suburban bank robbery:

Minneapolis police officer Timothy Edward Carson has been arrested after allegedly robbing a bank in Apple Valley on Wednesday -- perhaps even on his way to work -- and is being held at the Dakota County jail...

Minneapolis cop charged with bank robbery (Star Tribune)

2010-01-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

Minneapolis cop charged with bank robbery:

Minneapolis police officer Timothy Edward Carson's shift on Wednesday started at 9 a.m. But he wasn't there. By the time he told a supervisor he was running late at 9:30, the FBI says, Carson had robbed an Apple Valley bank and was well on his way to getting caught. Carson, 28, was arrested early Thursday and appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon, charged with bank robbery. More criminal charges are expected to follow...

Mpls. taser suit headed to federal court (Star Tribune)

2009-12-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

Mpls. taser suit headed to federal court:

A civil lawsuit over a Minneapolis police officer's use of a Taser on an 18-year-old is headed to federal court... Rolando Demetrio Ruiz sued last month in Hennepin County District Court over an April incident outside the 2nd Precinct headquarters in northeast Minneapolis. Albert Goins, a lawyer for Ruiz, has released video footage of the incident and has said Lappegaard was the officer who held a Taser to the back of Ruiz's neck for at least 15 seconds after the teen surrendered...

MPD Officer to Contest Alleged Brutality Suspension (KSTP)

2009-11-07T12:00:00.000-08:00

MPD Officer to Contest Alleged Brutality Suspension:

A Minneapolis police officer plans to contest her unpaid suspension, which was handed down by the chief in connection with a case of alleged police brutality. Sherry Appledorn, a 16-year department veteran, was caught on a parking garage surveillance tape repeatedly kicking a man suspected of breaking into cars...

Man tasered by Minneapolis police sues (Star Tribune)

2009-11-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

Man tasered by Minneapolis police sues:

The 18-year-old man who said a Minneapolis police officer used a Taser on him after his surrender filed a civil lawsuit Friday. The suit by Rolando Demetrio Ruiz, filed in Hennepin County District Court, names the city, Police Chief Tim Dolan, officer Todd Lappegaard and unknown officers. Ruiz's lawyer Albert Goins has released video footage of the April 30 incident and has said Lappegaard was the officer who held a Taser to the back of Ruiz's neck for at least 15 seconds...

Defendant alleging Taser violation pleads guilty (Star Tribune)

2009-11-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

Defendant alleging Taser violation pleads guilty:

An 18-year-old man in a video that appears to show Minneapolis police using a Taser against him pleaded guilty Thursday to a gross misdemeanor for the incident that resulted in his arrest. Rolando Ruiz was charged with a felony count of first-degree damage to property in the April 30 incident outside the Second Precinct headquarters, on 19th Avenue NE. near Central Avenue. He pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor and was sentenced by Hennepin County Judge Robert Blaeser to 62 days -- which he already has served. He also was placed on two years probation and fined $50... In a video released this week by a lawyer for Ruiz, an officer appears to hold the Taser to the back of Ruiz's neck for 15 seconds. Chief Tim Dolan called the video "very disturbing" and has asked the FBI to review it. Ruiz claims he had surrendered before the officer used the Taser. In the video, his hands are on the hood of a car as an officer approaches him from behind. Ruiz screams and quickly falls out of the camera's view...

MPD chief asks for FBI review of Taser incident. (City Pages)

2009-11-04T12:00:00.003-08:00

MPD chief asks for FBI review of Taser incident:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan released a statement Tuesday after a Minneapolis man field a lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis for civil rights violations when an officer used a Taser on him during an arrest. The video of the incident shows the suspect, Rolando Demetrio Ruiz, standing calmly with his hands on the police car hood when the officer uses a Taser on his neck. Dolan said he is asking the FBI and the city attorney to review the claim, calling the video "very disturbing." The city attorney could consider criminal charges against the officer...

Mpls. police ask FBI to review taser use (Star Tribune)

2009-11-04T12:00:00.002-08:00

Mpls. police ask FBI to review taser use:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan is asking the FBI and the city attorney to review an 18-year-old man's claim that an officer used a Taser on him after he had surrendered. In a statement Tuesday, Dolan called the video, in which an officer appears to hold the Taser to the back of the man's neck for 15 seconds, "very disturbing." The FBI review will look at possible civil rights violations, while the city attorney will weigh possible criminal charges, he added...

FBI To Review Video Of Cop Using Taser On Man (WCCO)

2009-11-04T12:00:00.001-08:00

FBI To Review Video Of Cop Using Taser On Man:

The FBI will be reviewing dash cam video of a Minneapolis police officer using a Taser on a man as a possible civil rights violation, according to a statement released by the Minneapolis police chief Tuesday evening. Chief Tim Dolan said the Minneapolis City Attorney will also review the case for possible criminal charges against the officer. On April 30, 2009, Rolando Ruiz was arrested near the Minneapolis 2nd Precinct near Central Avenue." ... (The officer) takes that Taser and puts it to the back of his neck and shocks him until he's incapacitated, on the ground, slumped before the squad car," said Albert Goins Sr., an attorney. Goins said the officers meant to hurt Ruiz. "It's clear that the only purpose for that officer's conduct was to inflict pain and inflict agony on Mr. Ruiz," said Goins.

The police officer who tasered Ruiz is Todd Lappegaard. Lappegaard was involved and reprimanded once before for using deadly force. Back in March 2002, Lappegaard was involved in a deadly chase. The SUV he was chasing ran off the road and hit a jogger. The jogger died at the scene.

Teen Tasered In Neck Talks For First Time (WCCO)

2009-11-04T12:00:00.000-08:00

Teen Tasered In Neck Talks For First Time:

The video of him being tasered by a Minneapolis police officer has garnered an FBI investigation and national media attention. Eighteen-year-old Rolando Ruiz spoke publicly for the first time about the incident last April on Wednesday. Ruiz was arrested after he allegedly broke a window of an officer's personal car parked in the lot by the 2nd Precinct station in Minneapolis. In an interview, reporter Caroline Lowe asked Ruiz what he was doing in the moments just before Officer Todd Lappegaard tasered him. "You were never resisting?," Lowe asked. "Never. I didn't even move," Ruiz said, adding, "I didn't get a chance to say anything. He tased me in the back of my neck. I was falling. He kept it pinned against my back and pinned himself down against me with his knee on my back and hand against the car, almost like he was punishing me." ...

Man Claims Mpls. Unnecessarily Used Taser (KSTP)

2009-11-03T12:00:00.002-08:00

Man Claims Mpls. Unnecessarily Used Taser:

A man is accusing Minneapolis police officers of excessive force after he said they unnecessarily used a Taser on him. He says dash cam video proves his claim and his is threatening a lawsuit... This is the third accusation of police misconduct backed by video tape made against the Minneapolis police department in less than three months. In August, Derryl Jenkins accused police of excessive force for an incident in February. Video showed six officers as they punched and kicked Jenkins during a traffic stop in February. In September, Nicholas Kastner alleged police misconduct for an incident in a downtown parking ramp in December 2008. Video of the incident showed a Minneapolis officer kicking him and then using a taser on him twice.

Raw Video: Mpls. Cop Tasers Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

2009-11-03T12:00:00.001-08:00

Raw Video: Mpls. Cop Tasers Man With Hands On Car (video)

MPD Chief Calls Taser Video 'Very Disturbing' (WCCO)

2009-11-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

MPD Chief Calls Taser Video 'Very Disturbing' (video)

Rights violations alleged in Minneapolis tasing (Star Tribune)

2009-11-02T12:00:00.002-08:00

Rights violations alleged in Minneapolis tasing:

Rolando Demetrio Ruiz, 18, has filed a notice of claim alleging civil rights and other violations in the April 30 incident. The notice cites the city, Police Chief Tim Dolan, officer Todd Lappegaard as well as other unknown and unnamed Minneapolis officers. The claim and video are the latest to raise questions about Minneapolis police conduct, especially in the use of force. In August, Dolan ordered all officers to watch video of a February incident in which six officers punch and kick a man face-down in a snowbank... The video, which includes sound, starts with Ruiz facing a car with his hands on the hood. An officer approaches from behind and places a Taser against the back of Ruiz's neck for 15 seconds. In the notice and in an interview, Goins identified the officer as Lappegaard...

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

2009-11-02T12:00:00.001-08:00

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car (video)

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

2009-11-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car:

The Minneapolis Police Department is again defending itself against accusations that an officer went too far during an arrest. Video given to WCCO-TV late Monday night shows a man with his hands on a squad car when an officer uses a Taser on his neck. Attorney Albert Goins is suing the City of Minneapolis on behalf of his client, Rolando Ruiz. They're asking for $75,000 and that the officer involved be reprimanded. The video given to WCCO starts only seconds before the Taser is used on Ruiz, not what led up to the incident. But in that time, no struggle can be seen before the officer used his Taser on Ruiz. What is seen is Ruiz with his hands on the hood of the officer's car. The dash camera of the squad car was rolling when the officer approached Ruiz with Taser in hand. "Takes that Taser, puts it to the back of his neck and shocks him until he is incapacitated on the ground, slumped before the squad car," said Albert Goins...

Roseville man alleges Minneapolis police brutality (KARE)

2009-10-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Roseville man alleges Minneapolis police brutality:

In the last several weeks, Minneapolis police officers sworn to uphold the law have been under fire, some for allegedly breaking it and others for putting the department in a light that has some members of the public questioning its integrity. It's the last thing police chief Tim Dolan wants anyone to think. "We wanted to make sure that people know things aren't running amok in the Minneapolis Police Department," says Dolan. Last month, a police car video surfaced showing officers kicking and punching a man while arresting him. This week, we learned seven Minneapolis officers are named in a state report for allegedly committing crimes as members of the metro gang strike force. And now, there's another video of an alleged beating of a suspect at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer...
Kastner gets out on the passenger side, his attorney says, without resistance... And that's when the alleged beating begins. Officer Appledorn is seen on the video repeatedly striking Kastner...

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MPD officer writes controversial email defending officers in beating, ripping FBI (City Pages)

2009-09-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

MPD officer writes controversial email defending officers in beating, ripping FBI:

Last month, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan asked the FBI to investigate an incident where six police officers are caught on video beating a man during an arrest last February. He said some of the video concerned him and he wanted an outside agency to investigate the matter. The video and story became public when the man arrested in the tape, Derryl Jenkins, brought the issue to the police for further investigation of his case. He says unnecessary force was used against him. Apparently one 35-year veteran of the police force is pretty ticked off. In an email to colleagues about the incident, Lieutenant Mike Sauro defended the cops and police are backing away from his statements. His views directly contradict the concern express by his own boss. Sauro also takes a couple hits at the FBI...

The irony? Sauro has an excessive force problem of his own. The city of Minneapolis had to pay more than $1 million in the 90s after he was the subject of an excessive force civil lawsuit. Whoops!

Cop's Heated E-Mail Defends Officers In Beating (WCCO)

2009-09-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Cop's Heated E-Mail Defends Officers In Beating:

A 35-year veteran on the Minneapolis police force is defending colleagues accused of going too far during an arrest. But that's not all. He advocated an approach to the use of force that directly contradicts what his boss, Police Chief Tim Dolan, has said. The video showed six officers kicking and punching Derryl Jenkins in February. Last month: The city's police chief said he's concerned about some of what he sees there. He asked the FBI to investigate and told supervisors to use the video as a learning and training tool. That's when Lieutenant Mike Sauro sent an e-mail to his officers in the 4th precinct. The e-mail was titled "Use of Force." In it Sauro wrote, "What I observed was a controlled use of force by a group of highly trained professional police officers." ... Sauro is a high-profile supervisor who was the subject of an excessive force civil lawsuit that cost the city of Minneapolis more than $1 million back in the early 90s...

Minneapolis hit with another police brutality suit, man says he was beaten during arrest (City Pages)

2009-09-04T12:00:00.002-07:00

Minneapolis hit with another police brutality suit, man says he was beaten during arrest:

Less than a month after one man accused the Minneapolis police of beating him during an arrest, another man is also suing the city for a similar incident last year. This man also has surveillance video of the altercation, which adds some serious weight to his argument. Nicholas Kastner of Roseville was arrested in downtown Minneapolis after allegedly breaking into a car in a parking ramp. But when police went to arrest him, he says he was "lying motionless" on the ground as police "brutally attacked" him, according to the Star Tribune report...

Roseville man says Minneapolis police beat him during his arrest (Star Tribune)

2009-09-04T12:00:00.001-07:00

Roseville man says Minneapolis police beat him during his arrest:

A man who was arrested after breaking into a car in a Minneapolis parking ramp has sued the city, claiming that he was mistreated by the police in the December incident and that a video backs him up. In the federal lawsuit, Nicholas Kastner of Roseville said he was "lying motionless" on the ground when he was "brutally attacked" by officers Sherry Appeldorn and Joseph Will. "Kastner was fully compliant" when Appledorn "stomped on his back, kicked him at least a dozen times and shocked him at least twice with her Taser gun," said the suit filed by lawyer Frederick Goetz on Kastner's behalf...

Chief Dolan Responds to Mpls. Police Brutality Case (KSTP)

2009-09-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

Chief Dolan Responds to Mpls. Police Brutality Case:

New video released Thursday shows a man surrendering only to be beaten by Minneapolis Police—the second video of alleged police brutality in a month. The last video of alleged police misconduct released two weeks ago led Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan to order all of his 800 officers to watch a video in which six officers punched and kicked Derryl Jenkins, 42, during a traffic stop. In this new video—which is now at the center of a lawsuit and internal affairs investigation—a veteran Minneapolis officer is seen kicking a man suspected of breaking into cars in a downtown parking ramp...

Minneapolis police brutality costs city some serious cash (City Pages)

2009-09-01T12:00:00.000-07:00

Minneapolis police brutality costs city some serious cash:

Compared to St. Paul, Minneapolis's numbers for police misconduct payouts are way high: $700,000 versus $9.5 million from 2005 until today. To be fair, half of Minneapolis's payout is from one accidental shooting of a police officer: Duy Ngo. The Derryl Jenkins case has put the spotlight on how some officers with the Minneapolis Police Department treat people they arrest. Jenkins's attorney released a telltale video taken from a squad car that shows five officers beating him after he was pulled over. Chief Tim Dolan has asked the FBI to look into the matter...

In the past four years, Minneapolis paid about $9.5 million in about 80 police misconduct settlements: almost as much as the city paid in the preceding ten years, but in half the time...

Minneapolis police officers required to watch beating video (MPR)

2009-08-28T12:00:00.002-07:00

Minneapolis police officers required to watch beating video:

Starting today, officers with the Minneapolis Police Department will be required to view a videotaped incident in which officers kicked and punched a man who they say resisted before he was arrested. Officers will be with a supervisor when they watch the video of a traffic stop recorded in February that shows an officer struggling to wrestle 42-year-old Derryl Jenkins to the ground. Backup units arrive and several of those officers punch and kick Jenkins as they try to handcuff him. Jenkins sustained cuts and bruises and was briefly hospitalized...

All Cops to Watch Police Beating Video (KMSP)

2009-08-28T12:00:00.001-07:00

All Cops to Watch Police Beating Video:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan has ordered all officers on the force to watch the dash cam video of a man being punched and kicked by six officers during a traffic stop... The video shows six officers punching and kicking Derryl Jenkins, 42, during a Feb. 19 traffic stop for speeding in the area of Dowling Ave. N. and Penn Ave. N. in Minneapolis...

Minneapolis Police Will Watch Beating Video (WCCO)

2009-08-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

Minneapolis Police Will Watch Beating Video:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan is ordering his force to watch squad-car video that shows a man being punched and kicked by officers... The incident happened in February. The video shows Derryl Jenkins being arrested, and six officers are seen on the tape repeatedly punching and kicking Jenkins...

Police to change review policy for dash cam videos (MPR)

2009-08-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Police to change review policy for dash cam videos:

Minneapolis police officials say they will make minor changes to the department's policy on videos recorded from police vehicles. The updates are a response to a videotaped incident in which officers kicked and punched a man who they say resisted before he was arrested. The changes will mean more videos will get reviewed... The video of a traffic stop recorded in February shows an officer struggling to wrestle 42-year-old Derryl Jenkins to the ground. Backup units arrive and several of those officers punch and kick Jenkins as they try to handcuff him. Jenkins sustained cuts and bruises and was briefly hospitalized...

Derryl Jenkins Arrest Police Report (MPR)

2009-08-18T12:00:00.004-07:00

Derryl Jenkins Arrest Police Report (document image)

Dolan expresses concern about officers' actions (MPR)

2009-08-18T12:00:00.003-07:00

Dolan expresses concern about officers' actions:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan on Tuesday described an altercation between officers and a suspect during a February traffic stop as "a heck of a battle," and said he had concerns over some of the officers' actions. Dolan said it will take at least six months for the FBI to determine if his officers used excessive force in a February traffic stop. The federal agency has agreed to review a video depicting Minneapolis police officers using force to subdue a man during a February traffic stop...At one point, the squad car camera shows several officers kicking and punching Jenkins, 42, as he is lying on his stomach in a snowbank. Dolan said he saw the video and has concerns over the officers who kicked Jenkins...

What do you see in the Derryl Jenkins traffic-stop video? (MPR)

2009-08-18T12:00:00.002-07:00

What do you see in the Derryl Jenkins traffic-stop video? (video)

(Contains dash-camera video of police beating)

Man Beaten by Minn. Police: 'No One Deserved' That (KSTP)

2009-08-18T12:00:00.001-07:00

Man Beaten by Minn. Police: 'No One Deserved' That:

A man who's seen in a police video being kicked and punched by Minneapolis officers says he made the recording public in order to prevent the same thing happening to others. Derryl Jenkins told The Associated Press on Tuesday, "No one deserved what happened to me that night." A Minneapolis officer pulled over the 43-year-old Jenkins last February. The video shows the two talking, then struggling, and soon several other officers arrive and are seen punching and kicking Jenkins, of Brooklyn Center...

Editorial: The troubling arrest of Derryl Jenkins -- Why didn't video prompt earlier probe by Minneapolis police? (Star Tribune)

2009-08-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

Editorial: The troubling arrest of Derryl Jenkins -- Why didn't video prompt earlier probe by Minneapolis police?

... you'd think that police would be more careful with suspects -- especially now that many squads have "dash cams.'' Yet that painful history apparently wasn't on the minds of a half dozen Minneapolis officers last winter. In February, Brooklyn Center resident Derryl Jenkins, 43, was stopped by Minneapolis police at about 3 a.m. on the city's North Side. After a scuffle with arresting officer Richard Walker, several additional officers arrived and began punching and kicking Jenkins...

FBI to review video of Mpls arrest, beating (MPR)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.011-07:00

FBI to review video of Mpls arrest, beating:

The FBI has agreed to review a video depicting Minneapolis police officers using force to subdue a man during a February traffic stop. At one point, the squad car camera shows several officers kicking and punching Derryl Jenkins, 42, as he is lying on his stomach in a snowbank. Officers claimed Jenkins was speeding and that he fought with officers. But those charges were later dropped...

Police car footage of Derryl Jenkins' arrest (MPR)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.010-07:00

Police car footage of Derryl Jenkins' arrest (video)

(MPR: This video, provided by Attorney Paul Edlund, shows six Minneapolis Police Officers punching and kicking Derryl Jenkins, 42, during a traffic stop on Feb. 19 in north Minneapolis.)

Chief Reviews Mpls Police Beating Video (KMSP)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.009-07:00

Chief Reviews Mpls Police Beating Video:

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan has reviewed the dash cam video of officers beating a man stopped for speeding and says he will ask the FBI to investigate the case... Jenkins' attorney says charges in that case where eventually dropped, but he's now considering a lawsuit against the Minneapolis Police Department.

Alleged Police Brutality in Minneapolis (KMSP)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.008-07:00

Alleged Police Brutality in Minneapolis:

A Minneapolis man is claiming he's the victim of police brutality after a traffic stop put him in the hospital. Derryl Jenkins, 42, was stopped for speeding in February. A criminal complaint obtained by FOX 9 says Jenkins was driving 15 mph over the speed limit in the area of Dowling Ave. and Penn Ave. in north Minneapolis... After reviewing the video, [Minneapolis Police Chief Tim] Dolan released the following statement Monday: "... Some of the actions of responding officers, specifically the kicking of the suspect, give me concern; because of this, I am asking for an outside review by the FBI. Additionally, the incident has been referred to my Internal Affairs and Training Units for a review of our arrest procedures in dealing with suspects resisting arrest."

PHOTOS Minneapolis Police Beating Victim (KMSP)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.007-07:00

PHOTOS Minneapolis Police Beating Victim:

Derryl Jenkins, 42, was stopped for speeding in February. A criminal complaint obtained by FOX 9 says Jenkins was driving 15 mph over the speed limit in the area of Dowling Ave. N. and Penn Ave. N. in Minneapolis... After reviewing the video, Dolan released the following statement: "I have reviewed the videos of the arrest of Mr. Jenkins by Officer Walker. Hand to hand fighting with a suspect on the street is one of the most dangerous encounters for police officers. Officer Walker’s actions all appear to be very appropriate. Some of the actions of responding officers, specifically the kicking of the suspect, give me concern; because of this, I am asking for an outside review by the FBI. Additionally, the incident has been referred to my Internal Affairs and Training Units for a review of our arrest procedures in dealing with suspects resisting arrest..."

(Article includes slide show with 18 photos)

Man Accuses Mpls. Police of Brutality (KSTP)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.006-07:00

Man Accuses Mpls. Police of Brutality:

The Minneapolis Police chief says he will review a video showing six of his officers punching and kicking a 42-year-old man during a traffic stop... Jenkins had to have seven stitches above his eye after the six officers punched and kicked him during the incident. Jenkins was with charged assault and refusing to submit to alcohol tests, but those charges have been dropped...

(article includes link to police dashboard video)

FBI Agrees to Investigate MPD Brutality Claim (KSTP)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.005-07:00

FBI Agrees to Investigate MPD Brutality Claim:

The FBI has agreed to investigate the police brutality claims of a man whose arrest was recorded by a Minneapolis squad car dashboard camera. Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan asked the FBI to investigate Derryl Jenkins' claim after viewing the video. The video shows six officers punching and kicking Jenkins, 42, during a traffic stop in Minneapolis in February...

Tale of the tape in arrest (Star Tribune)

2009-08-17T12:00:00.004-07:00

Tale of the tape in arrest:

... Walker maneuvered Jenkins into a position where he was face-down in a snowbank, his sweat pants pulled down during the struggle and his bare buttocks exposed. Walker lay on top of him, waiting for backup. Several other officers soon arrived and started punching and kicking Jenkins. One officer stunned Jenkins three times with a Taser, the first two times without effect, the officers said. Jenkins eventually lay motionless, face down. Each of the officers involved filed a report afterward. All said they were working to subdue Jenkins, whose muscles were tight and resistant...

[Derryl Jenkin's attorney Paul] Edlund said he learned of the video's existence about two weeks after the incident, and obtained it from the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. "If they falsify police reports when they know it's on video, what are they doing when it isn't on video?" Edlund asked.

Bad Minneapolis Cops

Former Mpls. Officer Accused Of Theft (WCCO)

Off-duty Minneapolis cop charged with beating bar patron (Star Tribune)

Ex-Mpls cop pleads not guilty in bank robbery (KARE)

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K (Pioneer Press)

Mpls. settles police brutality case involving car break-ins suspect (KARE)

Mpls. council settles suit against cop for $125K (KSTP)

Minneapolis settles cop brutality case (Star Tribune)

Mpls settles another police misconduct suit (MPR)

Mpls. City Council pays for officer's lawsuit (KSTP)

Man Beaten By Mpls. Police Will Get More Than $75K (WCCO)

Ex-Mpls Cop Pleads Not Guilty In Bank Robbery (WCCO)

Ex-cop pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

Timothy Carson, ex Minneapolis cop, admits to more robberies (City Pages)

Timothy Carson, ex cop, pleads not guilty in Apple Valley bank robbery (City Pages)

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges (MPR)

Ex-Mpls cop faces more robbery charges (KSTP)

Ex-Mpls. Cop Faces More Robbery Charges (WCCO)

Former Minneapolis cop charged in armed robberies in Dakota County (Pioneer Press)

Ex Mpls. cop charged with seven more armed robberies (Pioneer Press)

Ex-Minneapolis cop, already indicted on federal bank robbery charge, faces more counts (Star Tribune)

Ex-Mpls. cop charged in Dakota County robberies (Star Tribune)

Ex-Minneapolis cop faces more robbery charges (KARE)

Todd Lappegaard, ex-cop who Tasered Rolando Ruiz, wants his job back (City Pages)

Mpls. cop fired over Taser arrest wants his job back (Star Tribune)

Fired Cop Who Tasered Man Tells His Side (WCCO)

Minneapolis police officer indicted in bank robbery (KARE)

Former Minneapolis cop Timothy Carson indicted in bank heist (City Pages)

Man beaten by Mpls. cops in '09 after stop files federal suit (Star Tribune)

Jenkins sues Minneapolis police for beating caught on tape (City Pages)

Former Mpls cop indicted in bank robbery (KSTP)

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery (MPR)

Former Minneapolis Cop Indicted In Bank Robbery (WCCO)

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

Former Minneapolis cop indicted in Apple Valley bank robbery (Pioneer Press)

Ex-Minneapolis cop indicted in bank robbery (Star Tribune)

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police (MPR)

Man in videotaped beating sues Minneapolis police (KSTP)

Minneapolis police sued by man who was beaten during arrest (Pioneer Press)

Man In Videotaped Beating Suing Minneapolis Police (WCCO)

Mpls. settles police brutality lawsuit (KSTP)

Minneapolis police officer fired after Tasering cooperative suspect (Star Tribune)

Cop Involved In Taser Incident No Longer With MPD (WCCO)

Former Minneapolis cop Carson charged in five more robberies (City Pages)

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies (KARE)

Mpls. Ex-Cop Charged With 5 More Robberies (WCCO)

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in 5 robberies (Star Tribune)

Accused bank robber is no longer MPD officer (KARE)

Accused Bank Robber is No Longer MPD Officer (KSTP)

Accused bank robber is off Mpls. police force (Star Tribune)

Former Minneapolis cop charged in 5 holdups (KARE)

Mpls. police officer admits to being a serial bank robber (KARE)

Cop Used Police Dept. Gun In Robbery (WCCO)

More Charges Expected For Robber Cop (WCCO)

More questions than answers for Mpls. police officer turned bank robber (KARE)

After Robber Cop, Depts. Question Hiring Practices (WCCO)

Mpls. cop admits to robberies as colleagues ask why (Star Tribune)

Cop arrested after robbing bank on his way to work (KARE)

MPD Officer Arrested in Dakota Co. Robberies (KSTP)

Mpls. SWAT officer arrested in suburban robberies (MPR)

FBI: Gun, Cash From Robbery In Officer's Locker (WCCO)

Minneapolis SWAT cop arrested in suburban bank robbery (City Pages)

Minneapolis cop charged with bank robbery (Star Tribune)

Mpls. taser suit headed to federal court (Star Tribune)

MPD Officer to Contest Alleged Brutality Suspension (KSTP)

Man tasered by Minneapolis police sues (Star Tribune)

Defendant alleging Taser violation pleads guilty (Star Tribune)

MPD chief asks for FBI review of Taser incident. (City Pages)

Mpls. police ask FBI to review taser use (Star Tribune)

FBI To Review Video Of Cop Using Taser On Man (WCCO)

Teen Tasered In Neck Talks For First Time (WCCO)

Man Claims Mpls. Unnecessarily Used Taser (KSTP)

Raw Video: Mpls. Cop Tasers Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

MPD Chief Calls Taser Video 'Very Disturbing' (WCCO)

Rights violations alleged in Minneapolis tasing (Star Tribune)

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

Video Shows Mpls. Cop Taser Man With Hands On Car (WCCO)

Roseville man alleges Minneapolis police brutality (KARE)

MPD officer writes controversial email defending officers in beating, ripping FBI (City Pages)

Cop's Heated E-Mail Defends Officers In Beating (WCCO)