Crime

Video: Police make arrest at gunpoint on Hwy. 62 near Edina

By Stephen Swanson

/ CBS Minnesota

WATCH: Highway 62 arrest caught on camera

EDINA, Minn. — Police made a dramatic arrest at gunpoint Sunday morning on a south metro highway.

Just before 9 a.m., MnDOT traffic cameras captured officers drawing their weapons on a driver who was face down on eastbound Highway 62 near southbound Highway 169.

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The video shows an unmarked police vehicle in the background and a black SUV turned the opposite way. A third officer is seen getting out of that vehicle with a weapon drawn.

WCCO has reached out to authorities for more information on this arrest.

Stephen Swanson

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. A 20-year station veteran, Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the newsroom, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

First published on October 16, 2023 / 6:12 AM CDT

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