Tag: Crime
Accomplice in MOA shooting gets 117 days in workhouse
23-year-old Rashad Jamal May will serve just 117 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse for his role in a shooting last August at the...
South St. Paul felon pleads guilty in federal court to drug...
A South St. Paul man with a lengthy history of convictions has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking.
Nicholas Neil Nikiforakis, 34, pleaded...
Eden Prairie pursuit of stolen vehicle leads to felony charges for...
There were some tense moments last Thursday morning for Eden Prairie police and other responders when the pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended in...
Thompson case shows gaps in new Minnesota law on early prison...
The Minnesota House Republican Caucus is contending that a new early prison release program that Democrats passed this session includes major components that are similar to a California program...
Auto theft — it’s time for a paradigm shift
(Center of the American Experiment) — Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense...
Derrick Thompson charged with criminal vehicular homicide; feds add gun, drug...
Derrick John Thompson has been charged in both state and federal court related to the deadly Lake Street crash last Friday that took the...
80-year-old woman injured by 5 suspects in attempted Golden Valley carjacking
An 80-year-old woman suffered a broken arm when she was attacked by five suspects during an attempted carjacking last week in Golden Valley.
The woman...
Derrick Thompson arrested in connection to fatal Minneapolis crash
Derrick John Thompson, the son of former DFL state Rep. John Thompson, was booked into Hennepin County Jail Monday afternoon on suspicion of murder,...
MPD investigating leak of video from fatal crash
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said his department will conduct an investigation to find “the source” of a leaked video from Friday’s fatal crash.
Five...
East Bethel man among six charged with trafficking stolen human remains
An East Bethel man is among six people federally charged with trafficking human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School from cadavers, many of which...