The husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.

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The husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.

“I was talking to him, kind of venting some of my frustrations,” the man said, adding that he urged the chief to have his officers just be more visible during the federal enforcement actions. “If [local police] were present and they could see you, I promise you their behavior more than likely, or hopefully, would, you know, be appropriate and law abiding.”

The husband says he talked to the chief for a while and “we had a good conversation.”

“He asked me, ‘what was your wife's name’? I told him my wife's name. He said, ‘was she picked up in a bronco?’ And I said, ‘I'm not sure, but it was an SUV, dark colored. I'd have to look at my video.’ He goes, ‘I think I got her. I'll call you back’.”

Call me when they help someone besides a personal friend. Also, who the hell doesn’t know the make and model of the car their wife drives?

So all it takes to get police to intervene in an ICE abduction is... being good buddies with the police chief.

It's about time we see something like this. A line in the sand has finally been crossed

One of the easiest ways for community law enforcement to improve relations with their community. This is a no-brainer.

Though I know many are complicit as those who often work forces burn crosses, etc.

The Police are ALLOWED to Uphold the Law? WHEN did this Change happen?

“ICE returned the female to our police department, I saw her, and I gave her a ride home,” Grochow wrote.

Read the article guys.. the only reason the chief got involved was because the abducted woman was married to a good friend of said chief. The POLICE didn't save anyone, NEPOTISM did.

I was led to believe this would kick off a civil war.

Because he was friends with her husband who called his lawyer first...

ICE just fucked up and tried to kidnap someone who had wealth and connections. And the cops just showed that if they actually gave a fuck, they actually do have influence over ICE.

They just won't use to save us, only the people they personally know.

The husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.

“I was talking to him, kind of venting some of my frustrations,” the man said, adding that he urged the chief to have his officers just be more visible during the federal enforcement actions. “If [local police] were present and they could see you, I promise you their behavior more than likely, or hopefully, would, you know, be appropriate and law abiding.”

The husband says he talked to the chief for a while and “we had a good conversation.”

“He asked me, ‘what was your wife's name’? I told him my wife's name. He said, ‘was she picked up in a bronco?’ And I said, ‘I'm not sure, but it was an SUV, dark colored. I'd have to look at my video.’ He goes, ‘I think I got her. I'll call you back’.”

The husband said a few minutes later, the chief called again, “and said, I got her or I'm bringing her home.”

Seems like personal connections were maybe key, here.

A lot more problems highlighted here than just ICE illegally arresting a US citizen, but I'll take the win.