Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Thursday warned that significant changes to the city's police budget could impact response efforts, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council released a budget plan for fiscal year 2021 on Sept. 22 that includes a $14 million cut to the city's police department's funding. "It’s really something I would rather not do," Arradondo told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, saying that a potential $14 million budget cut could impact the department's proactive police work. In Frey's budget address, he says a goal of the city's 2021 budget plan includes "reorganization" of the police department. Council Members Steve Fletcher and Lisa Goodman told the Star Tribune that he is concerned about police department budget cuts.

Source: Fox News October 09, 2020 21:22 UTC