On November 14, 2011, federal court judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced two men for a home invasion and killing in St. Paul, MN. According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the two men were convicted of killing a man, a woman, and the woman’s daughter after breaking into the home to look for drugs and [...]
0 commentsThe St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Minneapolis police are looking for suspects in a string of seventeen fires. The fires were set in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. KARE 11 reported one resident whose garage was on fire found the bicycles hanging inside with melted handle bars, tires and seats. Twenty squads patrolled the [...]
0 commentsThe Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged a Brooklyn Park man with Second Degree Manslaughter in the death of his son according to KARE 11. According to the Hennepin jail’s webbooking, it appears that the Brooklyn Park man has been charged with manslaughter under “culpable negligence” and unreasonable risk. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported the [...]
0 commentsThe Minnesota State Patrol did a Halloween weekend campaign to discourage drunk driving, according to the West Central Tribune out of Willmar, MN. The Tribune story shows videos of DWI arrests made by the State Patrol of suspects dressed in their Halloween costumes from last year including a teenage mutant, a French maid, and an [...]
0 commentsAbout a week-and-a-half ago, WCCO reported that an Eagan teenager had been charged with two counts of first degree burglary and one count second degree of criminal sexual conduct in Dakota County District Court. Yesterday, however, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the 17 year-old is accused of breaking into various homes in Eagan [...]
0 commentsA St. Paul rape and robbery defendant was ejected from the courtroom before final arguments, according to the Pioneer Press. The defendant was in Ramsey County District Court for a jury trial facing charges of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct under Minnesota Statute § 609.342 and First Degree Aggravated Robber under Minnesota Statute § 609.245. [...]
0 commentsIn an 18-day crack-down across Minnesota, St. Paul Police arrested 100 drivers for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence as KAAL out of Austin, MN reported. Across Minnesota, drunken driving arrest numbers were up—about 1,800 drivers were arrested. Minneapolis Police only arrested 24 drivers. Read more here.
0 commentsMahdi Hassan Ali’s trial in the Seward triple murder concluded. We previously blogged about Ali’s case that the Minnesota supreme court where his attorney argued the trial court was wrong to find Ali was not under 16 at the time of the murder. According to the Star Tribune, the Hennepin County jury returned a verdict [...]
0 commentsWhen people hear criminal vehicular operation, they frequently think of drunk driving or driving under the influence. However, as a recent Washington County case and Hennepin County case illustrate, criminal vehicular operation doesn’t mean someone was drinking while driving. According to the Star Tribune, a Maplewood man is facing charges in Washington County District Court [...]
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