Body recovered from St. Paul pond Sunday afternoon
The body of an unidentified male was pulled from a stormwater pond Sunday afternoon, police say. Officers responded about 12:30 p.m. to a report of a body in the water at Arlington Avenue and Arkwright...
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3 implicated in St. Paul shooting death of Minnetonka High student plead guilty
Three of the four people charged in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Minnetonka High School student last fall have taken plea deals. Vincent Reanell Harris, left, Christopher Rayshawn Calloway,...
View ArticleRobbers pistol-whip St. Paul fast-food manager, force workers into freezer
Police are investigating after two robbers forced workers at a St. Paul fast-food restaurant into the walk-in freezer and pistol-whipped the manager before getting away with cash over the weekend. A...
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Former South St. Paul financial adviser sentenced for swindling client
A financial adviser from South St. Paul was sentenced recently in Ramsey County District Court for stealing more than $20,000 from a client and plotting to steal money from another. Jennifer Rebecca...
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St. Paul man admits aiding offender who shot, severely injured young father
A St. Paul man admitted in court to helping his acquaintance evade arrest after the man shot and severely injured a young father over a dispute about marijuana and counterfeit money. Tristian Lavonn...
View ArticleTwo men shot in vehicle, one critically injured, in St. Paul
After two men were shot in St. Paul over the weekend, one who was critically wounded drove them away from the scene and flagged down an officer for help, police said Monday. The officer encountered the...
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Forest Lake approves 3-year contract with its own police
Forest Lake Police Officer Thomas Cockburn celebrates with Forest Lake resident Jeff Gort after Monday’s night Forest Lake City Council meeting on Monday night. (Mary Divine / Pioneer Press) Last...
View ArticleMan exposing himself on I-35W scuffles with trooper
Authorities say a Minnesota state trooper suffered minor injuries in a scuffle with a man who was exposing himself to motorists on Interstate 35W in downtown Minneapolis. The State Patrol first...
View ArticleFaribault police: 3 teens suspected of cutting memorial tree
FARIBAULT, Minn. — Faribault police say they’ve identified three teenagers suspected of illegally cutting down trees in the city — including a tree planted in memory of a student who died in 2009....
View ArticleCoon Rapids woman who worked with vulnerable adults sentenced for stealing...
A Coon Rapids woman was ordered to spend two days in jail after bilking vulnerable adults out of money while working as a supervisor for an organization that serves people with disabilities. Nichole...
View ArticleBoy, 14, found fatally shot in Princeton, Minn.
PRINCETON, Minn. — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy has been shot and killed in eastern Minnesota. Police say they were called to a home in Princeton Monday afternoon where they found the boy’s body....
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Officer’s defense can bring up Philando Castile’s marijuana use, judge rules
Evidence of marijuana use by Philando Castile on the day he was fatally shot by a St. Anthony police officer can be used at the officer’s manslaughter trial, a Ramsey County judge ruled Tuesday....
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Consecutive life sentences upheld for man who killed 3 in Minneapolis store
The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld three consecutive life sentences with the possibility of release for a man who killed three people in a Minneapolis market in 2010. Mahdi Hassan Ali. (Courtesy of...
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Girl, 15, he lured to St. Paul park turned out to be BCA agent, charges say
It was the nature of the Craigslist ad that caught a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent’s attention. The poster said he was looking for “serious girls” who shared his interest in incest...
View ArticleDowntown St. Paul building manager wants relief from skyway ‘crazy show’
Citing a scary encounter in a skyway restroom, the daughter of one of downtown St. Paul’s biggest property owners is asking the city to let her close her skyway doors early. But the city’s not too keen...
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Sheriff’s employee follows 2, who turned out to be violent armed robbers,...
Two armed robbers in St. Paul were foiled earlier this week by an off-duty Ramsey County community service officer who happened to be driving by, saw them running and followed them, police said. After...
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After arrest in Woodbury, couple charged with ‘large-scale’ sex-trafficking...
Two people arrested this week ran a large-scale prostitution and trafficking operation that reached into more than a dozen states, according to Washington County prosecutors. Ricky Arlen Turner Jr....
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Cigarette thief who assaulted gas station clerk is sentenced. He is suspected...
A St. Paul man suspected of repeatedly assaulting clerks at area gas stations before running off with stolen cigarettes is heading to prison. Kendall Bernard Russell, 47, was sentenced Thursday in...
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He’s accused of carving ‘snitch’ into Duluth teen’s chest, sharing photo
WRENSHALL, Minn. — A Duluth-area man allegedly carved the word “snitch” into a 17-year-old hostage’s chest and circulated a Snapchat photo of the victim tied to a chair with a bag over his head. Scott...
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State representative reports he was robbed at gunpoint near Grand Ave.
Police are investigating after a state representative reported being robbed at gunpoint on a St. Paul street Thursday night. Rep. Dennis Smith, R-Maple Grove, was not injured in the robbery at Grand...
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