CRIME & SAFETY
UPDATE: ‘Suspected controlled substances’ discovered in MN senator’s arrest
(ABC 6 News) – Court documents reveal that ‘suspected controlled substances’ were discovered in the arrest of Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) last week. According to documents filed by Becker County Tues., the ‘suspected controlled substances’ have been sent to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Laboratory for scientific testing.
Driver in north Minneapolis crash that injured 5 smelled of alcohol, search warrant says
MINNEAPOLIS — A search warrant filed in Hennepin County reveals the driver in a north Minneapolis crash that injured five Sunday may have been impaired.Five women were hospitalized after the crash that happened just before 8:30 a.m. near the exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 94 to Dowling Avenue, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Three women were ejected from the vehicle, one was partially ejected and another was trapped inside.According to the search warrant, notes in the 911 call indicated the caller was asking to get liquor bottles out of the vehicle following the crash.One responding officer says while speaking with the 26-year-old driver, they smelled the "odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her person." She also allegedly told the officer she had been drinking, but not that much.In the search warrant, the officer says they were unable to perform a field sobriety test on the driver as she was receiving treatment.The search warrant requested a blood sample from the driver.The other passengers injured in the crash are 24, 25 and 28 years old. Police incorrectly said on Monday that the 25-year-old passenger had died at North Memorial Health Hospital.
St. Paul man pleads guilty to murdering wife
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife on Monday, the day his trial was set to begin.Johnny Aldridge, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder, according to court records. The records state Aldridge's plea was part of a deal, but there were no corresponding filings to indicate the parameters of said deal.Johnny Aldridge was charged in September 2021 after he called 911 to report he'd shot his wife, Caitlin Aldridge, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities found her dead of a gunshot wound to the head in their home on the...
Maple Grove man sentenced to 45 days for indecent exposure
A Maple Grove man was sentenced in Dakota County Court after he pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. Shueb Dahir, 24, will spend 45 days in the Dakota County Jail, with five days credit for time served. He will also be placed on supervised probation for five years. He begins his sentence on May 22. Dahir...
Head-on crash kills 1, critically injures woman in Dakota County
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash with a semi-flatbed truck just south of the Twin Cities metro on Monday morning. The crash report indicates the collision happened around 10:35 a.m. on southbound Highway 52 at 250th Street in Hampton Township, located approximately 18 miles southeast of Lakeville.
Onamia teen charged in ‘Nudieland’ shooting
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced April 24 that her office has charged two teenagers with murder in the August 2023 mass shooting at a Minneapolis backyard concert venue known as Nudieland that was attended by many members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The charged individuals were both 17 years old at the time of the shooting, in which one person was killed and at least seven others were injured by gunfire. The Hennepin County Attorney’s office released details and comments on the arrests in a...
Victim shot several times inside Minneapolis bus shelter
MINNEAPOLIS — Police are searching for the shooter who targeted a victim early Thursday morning inside a Minneapolis bus shelter.Metro Transit police say officers were called to the intersection of East Franklin and Chicago avenues at about 1:40 a.m., where they found the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds.The victim is being treated at Hennepin Healthcare and is expected to survive.The shooter fled before officers arrived. Police are still investigating.
Minneapolis Settles With George Floyd Witness For $150,000
The fallout from the murder of George Floyd alone, has so far, carried a nearly $50 million price tag for the City of Minneapolis. The City of Minneapolis settled with Donald Williams, a 35-year-old mixed martial arts fighter and an eyewitness to the murder of George Floyd, who tried to prevent it. Williams’ $150,000 payment was unanimously approved by the Minneapolis City Council and they declared it merited no discussion. Williams alleges that he still has PTSD as a result of witnessing Floyd’s last moments.
Minneapolis Lake Street shooting: 2 men charged with murder
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two men are charged with second-degree murder for a shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured on Lake Street in Minneapolis back in December. One of the suspects, Charles Danny Dobbins, 19, of Eagan, has ties to Arkansas and had an active warrant for his arrest since Aug. 10, 2023. Other open cases include possessing a fully automatic handgun and fleeing police.
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