Liz Sawyer
Reporter
Breaking news, crime and correctionsSawyer graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in newspaper and online journalism. She worships her alma mater's college hoops team and thinks an orange is, in fact, a suitable mascot.
Latest from Liz Sawyer
Minneapolis police to encrypt 911 radio traffic, barring public from monitoring emergency dispatches
In effort to adopt new state and federal guidelines, MPD will become Minnesota’s largest law enforcement agency to shutter scanner audio.
April 15, 2025
North Minneapolis records a decade low in shootings
Mayor and police chief hail double-digit reductions in violent crime on city’s North Side amid targeted enforcement campaign and federal prosecutions.
March 21, 2025
Trump says he hasn’t considered Chauvin pardon in Floyd's murder
Trump adviser Elon Musk recently posted on X that a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin was “something to think about.”
March 7, 2025
Teen arrested, charged with fatal late-night shooting inside car in Anoka County
The teenager was arrested in Minneapolis.
March 4, 2025
Allison Lussier’s death was suspicious. Her family says Minneapolis police didn’t fully investigate.
An abusive ex was immediately identified as a possible suspect. A year later, he’s never faced charges. Authorities believed evidence pointed to drug use instead.
February 25, 2025
Minneapolis ‘beyond policing’ efforts are stuck while accusations of wrongdoing fly
After the murder of George Floyd, the city felt unified behind new initiatives to prevent violence. Now it seems like no one can agree.
February 17, 2025
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Man shot in jaw amid crime spree vows to stay in city: 'Minneapolis is worth fighting for’
Police are asking for the public’s help finding the three armed suspects connected to six incidents throughout south Minneapolis.
February 14, 2025
Police seek help identifying suspects in ‘brazen’ South Side robbery spree that left two seriously wounded
Three adult suspects are believed to have committed multiple burglaries, a carjacking and armed robbery over a two-hour span Tuesday morning.
February 12, 2025
In first Minneapolis police graduation of 2025, officials hail ‘turning point’ in department’s history
Applications are way up and pipeline of diverse new officers signals positive trajectory for police force following years of attrition.
January 31, 2025
Minnesota police association sues POST Board for releasing IDs of ‘at least’ 257 undercover officers
A data request of employment history of Minnesota police officers led to the release of private data on undercover law enforcement, according to the lawsuit.
January 23, 2025
Minneapolis council approves federal plan to address discriminatory policing
The City Council went into closed session for about seven hours Monday to go through the details of a consent decree, a legally binding agreement to reform policing.
January 7, 2025
A look at what’s in the agreement with the U.S. DOJ mandating police reforms in Minneapolis
Among the new rules: No foot pursuits without cause, no cuffing kids under 14, no off-duty work during suspensions.
January 7, 2025
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