Delayed anti-gang funding frustrates top police officials
As the U.S. Justice department continues to investigate the discovery of malpractice in Minnesota's Metro Gang Strike Force, the state has delayed anti-gang funding for its two largest counties, the Pioneer Press said.
Despite Public Safety Commissioner Michael Campion's statement last week that "our goal is not to have any interruption in funding," the state-funding task forces in Ramsey and Hennepin counties remain at a standstill, the Pioneer Press said.
At a meeting of the Gang and Drug Oversight Council in St. Paul, the city's Police Chief John Harrington walked out in apparent protest of the exclusion of his county from such funding requests, The Star Tribune said.
One Ramsey County undersheriff criticized Campion for not appearing at the meeting to explain the Legislature's decision to withhold funding at this time, The Star Tribune said.
The undersherrif pointed out that gangs and drugs would not go away, The Star Tribune said.
Despite Public Safety Commissioner Michael Campion's statement last week that "our goal is not to have any interruption in funding," the state-funding task forces in Ramsey and Hennepin counties remain at a standstill, the Pioneer Press said.
At a meeting of the Gang and Drug Oversight Council in St. Paul, the city's Police Chief John Harrington walked out in apparent protest of the exclusion of his county from such funding requests, The Star Tribune said.
One Ramsey County undersheriff criticized Campion for not appearing at the meeting to explain the Legislature's decision to withhold funding at this time, The Star Tribune said.
The undersherrif pointed out that gangs and drugs would not go away, The Star Tribune said.
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