Thursday, January 22, 2026

Minneapolis Police Department -- Financial Problems -- And It's Only Going To Get Worse -- January 22, 2026

Locator: 49790MPD. 

Updates

January 22, 2026: after posting the original note, a reader wrote me -- "Mid-January over 100 police officers applied for family/medical leave. Up to 12 weeks of pay." Yeah, it's going to be a long year.

Original Post 

My hunch: the anti-ICE demonstrations will be significantly reduced by the end of February. Morale and resolve in the Minneapolis Police Department will deteriorate faster than the money will run out. 

Trump's ICE: deep, deep pockets. And really, really strong resolve. 

I mentioned this factoid earlier this morning; the I decided to check.


Yeah, that will go over well with the business community: the City of Minneapolis charging businesses for police protection.