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Tag: Kyle Kirchmeier

🦄 DAPL, Investigative, Police

Sheriffs’ Association Secretly Waged “Information War” on #NoDAPL Movement

July 24, 2017March 16, 2023

Morton County, ND – A new investigation by DeSmog and Muckrock reveals the behind-the-scenes role played by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) in crafting narratives for law enforcement tasked with protecting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) from resistance by indigenous peoples and their allies.
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🦄 DAPL, Eco, Police, Protest & Direct Action, Social Control

North Dakota Sheriff Advising South Dakota and Nebraska on Keystone XL

April 16, 2017July 29, 2020

Omaha, NE – The Omaha World-Herald is reporting that Kyle Kirchmeier, the sheriff of Morton County, North Dakota, is providing consultation services to law enforcement in areas where the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (KXL) is expected to be built.
Kirchmeier is known for commanding…

🦄 DAPL, Eco, Police, Protest & Direct Action

Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed Against Morton County Sheriff for November 20 Bridge Assault

November 29, 2016July 29, 2020

Update: December 2, 2016 – On Thursday, December 1, Judge Daniel Hovland denied the motion for an emergency restraining order on the procedural grounds that Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier had not yet been served notice of the lawsuit.  According to a motion filed by…

🦄 DAPL, Eco, Police, Prison, Protest & Direct Action

Demonstration in Bismarck-Mandan, Cass County Deputies Beat Man Bloody

November 17, 2016September 22, 2021

Bismarck-Mandan, ND – On Thursday morning, a convoy of water protectors drove from the main Oceti Sakowin encampment to hold demonstrations in the nearby Bismarck-Mandan area.
The caravan first arrived in Mandan, to demonstrate outside a Wells Fargo bank branch demanding Wells Fargo withdraw its…

🦄 DAPL, Eco, Police, Protest & Direct Action, Racism & Far-Right

DAPL Construction Nears US Army Corps Land While Still Lacking Permits

November 5, 2016January 10, 2020

Oceti Sakowin, ND – Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) within Morton County, North Dakota is almost complete. The pipeline has now reportedly progressed to within half a mile of land owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, which would require permits that…

🦄 Police

Records Release: Morton County’s Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement

October 26, 2016January 9, 2020

Morton County, ND – Various law enforcement agencies from North Dakota and several other states have sent officers and equipment to support operations led by the Morton County Sheriff’s Department against #NoDAPL water protectors.
Earlier this month, Unicorn Riot spoke over the phone with Stutsman…


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