22 Robberies In 11 Days Prompts Crime Alert In Mpls.
Twenty-two robberies in September's first 11 days prompted the Minneapolis Police Department to issue a crime alert Wednesday advising residents on how to avoid and respond to robberies.
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Twenty-two robberies in September's first 11 days prompted the Minneapolis Police Department to issue a crime alert Wednesday advising residents on how to avoid and respond to robberies.
A 34-year-old St. Paul man has been charged with allegedly fleeing police after a traffic stop and crashing into another car, killing one of the occupants and seriously hurting another, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the former boyfriend of a Granite Falls woman who was fatally shot along with another man.
Police say they have located a 15-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend and who was believed to be in a dangerous situation in the north metro area. Charo White had last been seen Saturday near Xerxes Avenue North and Plymouth Avenue North.
A woman suspected in several Wisconsin and Minnesota bank robberies is now in FBI custody, according to authorities.
A 22-year-old St. Paul man has been arrested in connection with a Sept. 1 burglary of a city hall in northern Minnesota, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said Jacob William Reynolds was arrested Tuesday in connection with the incident, which happened at the McKinley City Hall just after 9 a.m. on Sept. 1.
Members of the group Fight Crime: Invest in Kids say the report being released Thursday shows that state and federal early childhood programs could reduce the number of people incarcerated in Minnesota and lead to $48 million in savings in inmate housing costs for the state each year.
The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public's help in finding the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash last month. It happened Aug. 24 on Highway 71 just north of Sauk Centre. A passenger on a motorcycle fell off near the entrance to Grey Stone Golf Course. A passing motorist traveling north then struck the fallen passenger and kept going.
A 42-year-old St. Francis man is accused to breaking into a home in Andover and stealing a number of items, including women's underwear, according to authorities.
The house where Aaron Schaffhausen murdered his three daughters will be deconstructed, according to the lender that currently owns the residence. Several local organizations volunteered their services to accomplish the task.
A 27-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was sentenced to prison on Monday in Dakota County court for possessing about 8 pounds of illegal narcotics. Mike Sanchez pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree controlled possession in receiving almost six pounds of cocaine and two pounds of methamphetamine on July 23, 2013 in Inver Grove Heights.
The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle – and driver – in a fatal hit-and-run crash just north of Sauk Centre on Aug. 24.
Police said Tuesday an arrest has been made in the shooting last Thursday of a 2-month-old boy in north Minneapolis. Authorities said a 17-year-old boy, an uncle of the victim, turned himself into police at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Authorities are looking for suspects after as many as three people were shot late Monday night in Minneapolis. Police said the incident happened just before midnight in front of the Market Barbecue on the 1400 block of Nicollet Avenue South.
A Minnesota business that's brought Christmas cheer to families for years is in jeopardy. Bob Kendall's five-year-old reindeer bull, Claus, was shot and killed two weeks ago. Claus was the head of Kendall's reindeer clan, and would spend the holiday season in huge outdoor Christmas displays alongside the family's other animals. "Claus was…very sincere, and he's very loving and he always will come up to you because he always wants his apple," Kendall said. He recalls the fateful day he found Claus.
