House Public Safety Committee Advances No-Knock Warrant Ban

(St. Paul, MN)  —  The Minnesota House Public Safety Committee is advancing a bill that would ban no-knock warrants.  The bill comes after 22-year-old Amir Locke was shot to death by Minneapolis police last February while they were serving a no-knock warrant.  Locke’s father testified in favor of the legislation.  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey banned city police from executing such warrants following the killing, with few exceptions.