Timeline of Events

The Ethics Officer and Ethics Board dismiss the complaints against the Mayor and publicly pledge not to investigate any other complaints regarding Amir Locke’s death at the hands of MPD.

Mayor Frey releases a new policy proposal for a "full prohibition" of applying for and executing no-knock and no-announce search warrants that again, doesn't fully ban the practice.

The After Action Civil Unrest Review is published revealing a total failure in Mayor Frey’s leadership during the response.

The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis and City reach a tentative contract agreement. The agreement includes no changes to disciplinary and grievance sections in the contract.

An investigation by MIT Technology Review reveals a sprawling, technologically sophisticated system designed for closely monitoring protesters in MN – known as Operation Safety Net – expanded far beyond its publicly announced scope to include expansive use of tools to scour social media, track cell phones, and amass detailed images of people’s faces. Entirely new titles and positions were created within the Minneapolis Police Department that leverage new surveillance technologies and methods. This report shows technologies and tools have recently made anonymous free speech nearly impossible.

Mayor Frey and Council member Palmisano announce records restructure and all data requests will be initially processed by a team from the Office of the City Clerk.

Residents of Minneapolis submit over 1,000 ethics complaints against Mayor Frey to City Hall.

Mayor Frey introduces a new “moratorium” on no knock warrants but does not ban the practice.

Amir Locke is shot and killed by Minneapolis Police Department Officer, Mark Hanneman.

MPD Staffing study is released, showing that alternatives to police are a viable route and could reduce the MPD workload by up to 27% or more and would require fewer officers on patrol.

Mayor Jacob Frey wins reelection, after campaigning on his ability to reform MPD and writing on his campaign website that he has banned no-knock warrants.