Hennepin County law enforcement leaders speak out against traffic stop prosecution changes
Law enforcement leaders in Hennepin County are speaking out against a new policy by the county’s top prosecutor.
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Law enforcement leaders in Hennepin County are speaking out against a new policy by the county’s top prosecutor.
Earlier this week, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that it will no longer prosecute felony charges that come from low-level traffic stops.
Steve Horsfield with Simpson Housing Services operated the center and said over 100 people eventually found housing in a seven-month span in 2018.
Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, will no longer prosecute most felony cases that come from low-level traffic stops.
A candidate has thrown his hat into the ring to be the next Hennepin County attorney, a little over a month after Mary Moriarty announced she won't be running for re-election.
Joe Norgaard, 44, was surveying a rural stretch of a road in New Market Township earlier this month when a 58-year-old motorist fatally hit him.
A 44-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle in New Market Township, Minnesota, on Monday morning.
A man who was convicted of murdering a 77-year-old woman in Minneapolis nearly 30 years ago is free after being exonerated.
A former North Dakota State University football player is accused of stealing a watch worth over a quarter million dollars at a Twin Cities restaurant earlier this summer.
When tragedy struck Annunciation Catholic Church last week, and children were rushed to nearby hospitals, 10 patients landed at HCMC in downtown Minneapolis. A team trained to show up—and show support—was at the ready.
Minnesotans are looking to answer the call for help following Wednesday's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. Events and efforts are underway to help victims, their families and healthcare workers.
The deadly and senseless attack on students praying in mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis came at a uniquely desperate time for Minnesota hospitals. A blood shortage was declared earlier this month.
A Minneapolis man is in custody after being arrested early Tuesday morning on warrants for both the state and federal levels.
A man and a woman are expected to be in court on Friday for charges related to a Minneapolis drive-by shooting that left a 79-year-old woman who was inside her home at the time seriously hurt.
A Champlin, Minnesota man is facing multiple charges for allegedly impersonating an officer - again.
Officers responded to the shooting at a house on the 5800 block of Drew Avenue North around 1:52 p.m.
The 28-year-old man is charged with one count each of child endangerment and negligent storage of a loaded firearm.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has secured a grand jury indictment against Vance Boelter, the man accused in the June 14 killing of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
A union representing thousands of Twin Cities workers is accusing three businesses of stealing wages to the tune of $700,000.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has secured a grand jury indictment against Vance Boelter, the man accused in the June 14 killing of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she is filing a petition to vacate the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who in 1998 was found guilty of killing 77-year-old Ann Prazniak in her Minneapolis apartment.
Court documents show the 18-year-old St. Paul man was charged with criminal vehicular homicide in Hennepin County on Monday.
Moriarty is vowing to pursue and promote the policies she's championed, including with young adult offenders, for the remainder of her term.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced this week she won't run for reelection, but told WCCO she's confident she would win if she was on the ballot.
Mary Moriarty says she will not seek another term after winning in a landslide in 2022 campaigning as a reform candidate.
