Tag: Crime
Charges say Minnetonka man fired shots at public boat landing
A Minnetonka man who is not allowed to possess firearms is facing several weapons related charges after he allegedly fired shots at a public...
Family issues statement after 15-year-old arrested in fatal hit-and-run
The family of a 70-year-old St. Paul woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash last month spoke out this week after a 15-year-old...
U.S. attorney: Crime epidemic ‘far more disturbing’ than numbers show
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andrew Luger headed a press conference on Friday to give updates on a joint violent crime strategy...
Plaintiffs in MPD staffing case call budget proposal a step in...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s budget proposal for 2023 and 2024 calls for funding 731 sworn police officers and adding four classes of new recruits...
Fully automatic gunfire in Minneapolis up significantly from 2021: police data
Data from the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) shows an alarming spike in fully automatic gunfire since last year.
In a presentation before the Minneapolis City...
Three accomplices in MOA shooting released from jail
Three people charged in connection to this month’s shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., were released from jail last week, according...
Twin Cities weekend crime recap
Carson Thomas McCoy, 21, of Blaine was charged in Anoka County Thursday after charges say he stole a gun in a burglary and then...
Felon on multiple stayed sentences now charged with stealing gun, shooting...
A Blaine man who three months ago received stayed sentences on five felonies has now been charged in a crime spree with stealing a...
State report confirms violent crime skyrocketed on Walz’s watch
Gov. Tim Walz’s administration waited until nearly 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon to release a report showing violent crime has soared in Minnesota...
Brother of homicide victim speaks out: ‘This needs to stop’
The brother of a 31-year-old man who was shot dead in Minneapolis Sunday said his family is demanding justice and believes the killer needs...