{"id":539531,"date":"2021-05-25T10:21:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539531"},"modified":"2021-05-25T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:21:05","slug":"minneapolis-leaders-call-on-residents-to-stand-up-to-violent-criminals-amid-cop-shortage-skyrocketing-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-leaders-call-on-residents-to-stand-up-to-violent-criminals-amid-cop-shortage-skyrocketing-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis Leaders Call On Residents To \u2018Stand Up\u2019 To Violent Criminals Amid Cop Shortage, Skyrocketing Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminneapolis-leaders-call-on-residents-to-stand-up-to-violent-criminals-amid-cop-shortage-skyrocketing-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539531&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George-Floyd-2-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>City and community leaders in Minneapolis are calling on residents to \u201cstand up and speak out\u201d against violent crime after a recent spate of shootings.<\/p>\n<p>Violent crime has surged in the city following last year\u2019s riots over the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activists\u2019 calls for defunding law enforcement. Violent crime surged 21% in 2020, and 2021 is threatening to continue that trend as police grapple with a string of shootings, the most recent resulting in two dead and eight injured.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis community leaders held a \u201ctake back the block\u201d rally at Shiloh Temple in north Minneapolis last week to kick off a campaign of community pushback to violent crime. On Monday, volunteers took to the streets of Minneapolis in a display meant to signify that criminals do not run the city, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minneapolis-community-leaders-vow-to-take-back-the-block-from-guns-and-gangs\/600060250\/\">Minneapolis Star-Tribune<\/a>. The program comes as the city struggles with a shortage of cops and makes requests to state and federal agencies for law enforcement assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t an invasion of your block \u2014 this is support of your block,\u201d Rev. Brian Herron said at the event last week, referencing the volunteers that would be posted at intersections throughout Minneapolis\u2019 North Side. \u201cWe want to see you come out. We want to see you sitting on your stoop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, and Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety John Harrington joined Herron at the event. Harrington used the event to advocate gun control, saying, \u201cWe have to get the guns off the streets. We cannot live with this insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arradondo begged community members to come forward with any information about the suspects involved in recent shootings and aid police investigations. \u201cMinneapolis police officers will continue to rush into harm\u2019s way to save lives; however, we need help from community leaders and residents to stand up and speak out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Minneapolis police department is understaffed after a slew of officers left the force. Last year, nearly 20% of the city\u2019s police force took early retirement or leaves of absence. The police department cut back some its normal operations on the heels of the exodus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bike cops and the community engagement has been done away with,\u201d police spokesman John Elder <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2021\/1\/15\/22229584\/police-retirements-backlash-chicago-new-york-minneapolis-john-catanzara-fop-michael-lappe\">said<\/a> in January. \u201cOur homeless missions were scrapped. Our 911 response and our investigations are the focus now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Frey took a critical tone toward Black Lives Matter activists that called for defunding police departments as well as city officials who entertained those calls. The mayor said that the rhetoric has played a significant role in driving out police and driving up violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you make big, overarching statements that we\u2019re going to defund or abolish and dismantle the police department and get rid of all the officers, there\u2019s an impact to that,\u201d Frey <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2021\/05\/10\/mayor-frey-calls-to-defund-minneapolis-police-have-played-role-in-crime-spike\/\">said<\/a>. At a news conference earlier this week, Frey&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minneapolis-to-bring-in-outside-help-to-deal-with-surge-in-violence\/600060508\/?refresh=true\">said<\/a>&nbsp;he is requesting federal and state help to curb crime in his city, citing Minneapolis\u2019 dearth of cops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/refund-the-police-major-cities-are-backtracking-on-police-cuts-after-explosion-of-violent-crime\">Refund The Police? Major Cities Are Backtracking On Police Cuts After Explosion Of Violent Crime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City and community leaders in Minneapolis are calling on residents to \u201cstand up and speak out\u201d against violent crime after a recent spate of shootings.Violent crime has surged in the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312926,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George-Floyd-2-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Minneapolis Leaders Call On Residents To \u2018Stand Up\u2019 To Violent Criminals Amid Cop Shortage, Skyrocketing Crime","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/George-Floyd-2-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Minneapolis Leaders Call On Residents To \u2018Stand Up\u2019 To Violent Criminals Amid Cop Shortage, Skyrocketing Crime","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}