Medcalf: Debate over contract for Rev. Jerry McAfee's nonprofit should not be the focus of violence prevention dialogue
Over the last few weeks, the dialogue about the prevention of violence has centered on the Rev. Jerry McAfee’s back-and-forth ...
Violence interrupter who made threatening statements to City Council could get new contract
Meanwhile, a worker for the Rev. Jerry McAfee’s nonprofit was arrested Friday on probable cause reckless endangerment.
Authorization of contracts for violence interrupter groups in Minneapolis moved to next week
MINNEAPOLIS — Contracts for several violence interrupter groups were not authorized Monday afternoon as originally scheduled.
Two violence interrupters charged in Minneapolis shooting
The charges were filed the same day Rev. Jerry McAfee's nonprofit violence interruption program was dropped from ...
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Minneapolis officials to drop funding request for pastor's violence prevention group
A Minneapolis council committee was set to review more than $4 million worth of contracts for violence prevention groups on ...
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Minneapolis pulls violence interrupter contract request after nonprofit member’s shooting arrest
City officials withdrew a request for Minneapolis City Council action on a violence interrupter contract amid concerns ...
Violence interrupter contracts withdrawn in Minneapolis after alleged threats and gun charges
The move comes after council members said the pastor threatened them and one of his team members ended up behind bars.
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$640,000 Minneapolis violence interrupter contract in jeopardy
This comes after McAfee disrupted a city council meeting in February, criticizing the city for considering a move to send $1 ...
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Minneapolis violence prevention worker charged after being shot
A member of a Minneapolis violence prevention organization run by Rev. Jerry McAfee is now facing weapons charges after he ...
North Minneapolis violence interrupter in jail days after being shot
The city of Minneapolis relies on volunteers known as violence interrupters to help keep the peace in the neighborhood, but ...
Security guard shot while working with north Minneapolis violence prevention group
Minneapolis police are searching for the gunman who shot and wounded an armed security guard working with a community organization.
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Two violence interrupters charged in Minneapolis shooting
Rev. Jerry McAfee, the founder of 21 Days of Peace ... McReynolds and Watkins Jr. came on a day that the administration of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey withdrew a contract proposal to Salem ...