Man charged with shooting at officer after Prior Lake homicide, police chase
A Minneapolis man who was shot by police while allegedly fleeing a Prior Lake homicide scene last week has been charged with assault after allegedly firing a gun at an officer, according to court...
View ArticleMinneapolis police seek help identifying driver in fatal hit-and-run
Minneapolis police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a motorist who fatally struck a pedestrian late Sunday afternoon. Related Articles 1 dead, 1 arrested after Minneapolis stabbing...
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New Brighton’s new public safety director started as volunteer, reserve officer
Twenty-five years after signing up as a volunteer with New Brighton’s Department of Public Safety, Tony Paetznick has become the department’s director. Tony Paetznick (Courtesy photo) Paetznick...
View Article38 years in prison for Eagan man who tricked teens into sending nude photos
An Eagan man who tricked teenage boys into sending him nude photos and videos was sentenced to 38 years in prison Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. Anton Alexander Martynenko, 33, pleaded...
View ArticleAuthorities ID Anoka man, 95, found found slain in his home
Authorities have released the name of a 95-year-old Anoka man who was found slain in his home. The Anoka County sheriff’s office Tuesday identified the victim as Albert John Loehlein, but said there is...
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Twin Cities terrorism defendant gets sentence reduced by 5 years
Hamza Ahmed was sentenced to 15 years in prison for charges connected to a plot to join the Islamic State group in Syria. (Sherburne County sheriff via AP) A Twin Cities man who was recently sentenced...
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Duluth man who stabbed, suffocated mother is found mentally ill, not guilty
DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth man was acquitted Tuesday on a mental illness defense in the September 2014 killing of his mother at her Lincoln Park residence. Carmen Emigdio Mosqueda, 39, was found not...
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Woodbury police officers who mistakenly shot man in standoff ask for lawsuit...
Attorneys for three Woodbury police officers who mistakenly shot and killed a St. Paul man are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the officers. Last year, Tawana Henderson, the mother...
View ArticleSemi strikes minivan, killing woman, injuring 15-year-old driver
A 39-year-old woman was killed Tuesday in Goodhue County when the minivan she was riding in was struck by a semitrailer. The accident also seriously injured the 15-year-old driver of the minivan,...
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Jacob Wetterling’s killer confessed crime to jail mate before guilty plea
They were separated from the others. It wasn’t much — one additional door blocking Danny Heinrich and Anton Martynenko’s cells from the other six in the jailhouse pod. But it was enough to help solicit...
View ArticleSt. Paul police horses find permanent home after Como Zoo stay
After a short stay at the Como Zoo, the St. Paul Police Department’s horses have settled into a more permanent pasture. In early November the mounted division’s five horses moved from their previous...
View ArticleMinneapolis man pleads guilty to threatening to blow up mosque
A Minneapolis man accused of threatening to blow up a local Islamic center in a letter last year pleaded guilty Wednesday. Daniel George Fisher, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing the free...
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St. Paul immigrants, don’t be afraid to call us, police say in 4 languages
Don’t be afraid to call the police, St. Paul officers told people in videos posted online in four languages on Wednesday. The videos from officers who speak Spanish, Hmong, Somali and Karen stress...
View ArticleDrugs, robbery were motive in Prior Lake killing, authorities say
Four people have been charged in connection with the killing of a Prior Lake man, which led to a suburban police chase in that ended with officers shooting one of the suspects in Edina. Brandy Lee...
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‘Any last words?’ ex-wife was asked before North St. Paul shooting, charges say
The woman was at the top of a staircase inside her office building in North St. Paul the afternoon before Thanksgiving when her ex-husband walked in with a shotgun and a question. “Do you have any last...
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Man charged in death of 95-year-old Anoka man lived a few blocks away
An arrest has been made in the death of a 95-year-old Anoka man found slain in his home on Monday. Isaiah Montrell Thomas (Photo courtesy Anoka County sheriff’s office) Investigators announced Thursday...
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Philando Castile’s killing follows familiar pattern, journalist says
Journalist and activist Shaun King told several hundred Macalester College students on Wednesday that Philando Castile’s fatal shooting by a St. Anthony police officer last summer was the product of an...
View Article3 snatch purse from 85-year-old at West St. Paul Target
West St. Paul police are asking the public for help in identifying three males involved in a purse snatching outside a Target store this week. An 85-year-old woman was walking to her car in the store’s...
View ArticleSt. Paul former boxer gets 13 years in prison for attempting to kill neighbor
A St. Paul former boxer will spend the next 13 years in prison for attempting to murder his neighbor. Frank Timothy Newton, 51, was sentenced Thursday by Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo...
View ArticleSpring Lake Park schools attacked by ‘Ransomeware’ computer virus
Leaders of Spring Lake Park Schools say the district was the victim of a “ransomware” computer virus attack designed to extort money in exchange for regaining access to its hacked computer system....
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