Tag: Crime
2020 homicides broke all-time high in Minnesota
There were more assaults on Minnesota police officers in 2020 than any other year on record, according to a report released this week.
In its...
Suspect in custody after 1 shot dead at Burnsville hotel
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead at a Burnsville hotel Friday evening.
The fatal shooting took place at the Burnsville Inn &...
Plymouth police release info about ‘possible attempted abduction’
The Plymouth Police Department released information Thursday afternoon about a “possible attempted child abduction” in the Twin Cities suburb.
The information was released for “the...
Sections of Minneapolis left virtually unpatrolled amid police shortage
The city of Minneapolis has been unable to meet minimum police staffing requirements amid a personnel crisis.
One day earlier this month, Minneapolis was only...
Man charged in connection to body parts of missing man found...
Warning: This report contains details that some may find disturbing.
Remains of a man missing since June were found in Lake Superior late last week...
Minneapolis has experienced one of the largest homicide increases in the...
A new study found that Minneapolis experienced the fifth-highest increase in homicides in the nation between 2019 to 2021.
The overall rankings were based on...
Urban crime wave exposes progressive leadership failure
America’s cities are under siege. That’s not a partisan statement when nearly 200 people were shot over the July 4 weekend, and crime is up everywhere.
Not coincidentally,...
Another child shot in north Minneapolis, sixth in just weeks
Another three-year-old boy has become the sixth juvenile to be shot in north Minneapolis in just the last several weeks.
Two of the six children...
Suburban police warn of ‘sharp increase’ in auto thefts
Suburban police departments issued warnings throughout the week about a "sharp increase" in overnight thefts of and from vehicles.
“Most thefts are occurring overnight. They...
Community calls for end to violent crime: ‘We’re demolishing our own...
After a three-year-old was shot in Minneapolis, community members and activists are calling for an end to the gun violence that has injured three...