After Sunday’s tornado, a curfew was placed for the areas between I-94 and Penn, Plymouth, and Dowling Avenues. Police Chief Tim Dolan says this is the first curfew he has seen in the city in the 30 years he has been there. The curfew was from 9pm Sunday night through Monday morning at 6am. The [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, curfew, curfew violation, felony, gross misdemeanor, gunfire, looting, minneapolis, misdemeanor, petty misdemeanorsToday, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill that makes the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana illegal. The sale of the drug would be a gross misdemeanor and the possession of it would be a misdemeanor level crime. Democratic Senator Katie Sieben was at the head of the group against this drug. She is from [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, drug side-effects, gross misdemeanor, k2, misdemeanor, side-effects, spice, synthetic drug laws, synthetic drug laws mn, synthetic drug side-effect, synthetic drugs, synthetic marijuanaBennerotte & Associates has previously reported the possible ban on synthetic marijuana and other synthetic substances. The ban is starting to make some headway. Fox 9 News reported that yesterday the House voted to add a ban on synthetic marijuana as part of a health and welfare spending package. Today, a Senate public safety panel [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, controlled substance, Criminal Defense Attorney, legalization of marijuana, Mark Ostrem, misdemeanor, synthetic drugs, synthetic marijuanaLet’s face it, not all jokes are funny. There are April Fools’ Day jokes that can get you fired or even end up with you in jail. There are some jokes that just simply cross the line. Generally speaking, jokes that involve the police usually do not end well. There are generally statues that can [...]
Tags: april fools' day, disorderly conduct, false alarm, jail, misdemeanor, vandalismAfter a night of drinking with some friends, somebody was involved in an altercation and was arrested and taken to the local jail, and charged with felony level Domestic Assault and other crimes. Being a business professional, the person was afraid of being charged with a felony, and the unfamiliarity of the court system. This [...]
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