Tag: Crime
Rochester man indicted for illegal possession of a firearm, fentanyl trafficking
A Rochester, Minn., man has been indicted on federal firearm and drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger last week.
Liban Abdikadar Abdullahi, 29,...
Cartel-linked Minnesotan, 14 others, indicted in Mexico-based drug trafficking operation
A Minnesota man and over a dozen co-conspirators have been charged with trafficking over 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs from Mexico to...
Bloods gang member sentenced to federal prison for illegal possession of...
A member of the Minneapolis Bloods street gang has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for illegally possessing several firearms, U.S....
Minnesota man sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for fentanyl...
A New Brighton, Minn., man was one of several people federally charged last year with trafficking fentanyl from Arizona to Madison, Wisc., that resulted...
Violence rocks Minneapolis Aquatennial weekend, including 3 homicides; MPD asks for...
The Minneapolis Police Department issued a press release Sunday night recapping a violent Aquatennial weekend that included 10 violent incidents, of which three were...
YouTuber goes ‘inside a Somali gang war’ in Minneapolis
A new documentary examines the activities of alleged Somali gang members in Minneapolis. Posted to YouTube earlier this week, the 30-minute documentary was produced...
Minneapolis man pleads guilty to bombing a hair salon
A Northeast Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty in federal court to maliciously using explosives to damage a Minneapolis hair salon, United States Attorney Andrew...
Kamala Harris: ‘Just wrong’ to think ‘more police equals more safety’
Vice President Kamala Harris, her conduct, and her public statements are under increased scrutiny after the San Francisco lawyer recently became the presumptive Democratic...
Two Twin Cities daycare workers charged with abusing infants
Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of child abuse
Two Anoka County women are each charged with four criminal counts involving alleged child abuse...
Minneapolis City Council approves new contract, pay raises for police officers
The Minneapolis City Council voted on Thursday to approve a new contract with the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis (POFM), the union which represents...