Man arrested after hitting Woodbury police officer with car, fleeing police
A 42-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly hit an east metro police officer with his car early Thursday morning.
A 42-year-old man is in jail after he allegedly hit an east metro police officer with his car early Thursday morning.
Police say they arrested multiple people, including a minor, in connection to a string of armed carjackings across the metro.
Officers found methamphetamine, other narcotics, a handgun and ammunition on the suspect and in his vehicle, police say.
Police have arrested two teenagers in connection to the shooting of 17-year-old boy last month in Woodbury.
Police are working to figure out what led to someone being assaulted Saturday in Woodbury.
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Authorities say a man was arrested Thursday in connection to a string of robberies at gas stations in the east metro.
Police are investigating a carjacking Wednesday evening outside of the Woodbury Lakes Shopping Center.
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"You really have to pay attention to your surroundings. If you're in your car and you're stationary in a parking lot, again, be aware of what's around you," Woodbury Police Cmdr. John Altman said. "That's unfortunately not a person's safe bubble anymore."
Woodbury Police say that they and a number of other agencies arrested multiple teenagers over the weekend who they say were involved in various car thefts.
Authorities in the Twin Cities are looking for a suspect following an armed robbery early Wednesday morning at an east metro gas station.
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Officials in Woodbury say a 16-year-old is in custody and believed to be one of the suspects involved in the crime spree Monday night in a busy shopping area between Woodbury and Oakdale.
A firefighter was injured in a crash between a firetruck and a minivan in the north metro Thursday afternoon.
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