Activists Declare A ‘Win’ As Minneapolis PD Blocked From Re-Opening 3rd Precinct, Even As Crime Skyrockets

Anti-police activists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are declaring a win in the battle to defund and disband the city’s police department after plans to re-open the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct headquarters — even temporarily — fell through last week.

The MPD’s 3rd Precinct headquarters famously went up in flames back in May after activists, protesting the death of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, began rioting, leaving the building and much of the surrounding neighborhood in ashes.