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Minneapolis Police Seize Over 20 Firearms, Arrest Two in Separate Incidents Amid Crackdown on Illegal Guns
Minneapolis police have been busy these past two weeks, cleaning up the streets by confiscating over 20 firearms. Among the confiscated items were two guns seized in separate incidents that showed timely intervention by law enforcement to mitigate potential harm to the local community. In one instance, officers from the...
Despite fire, hundreds of 911 calls, Minneapolis problem property still stands
MINNEAPOLIS — When the Dundry House Apartments caught fire in early April, it seemed the building would be on the fast track to demolition.After all, the building had been vacant for months, leading to squatters, an abundance of 911 calls, and nearly a dozen overdoses on the property. When the building caught fire, an estimated 20 people were inside. When the fire was put out, the roof had collapsed.Nearly a month later, however, the building stands. People routinely break into the boarded windows. More 911 calls routinely come in. This, all as its owner desperately tries to get it torn down.Help...
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...
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...
Medical examiner: Deaths of family found to be murder-suicide
MONTICELLO — The April deaths of a Monticello mother and her two young children at a park in Ramsey were found to be the result of murder-suicide, according to the medical examiner. The Midwest Medical Examiner Office Wednesday released the causes of death in the incident April 8 at Rum River Central Regional Park, in which police found a 33-year-old woman dead inside an SUV along with her 9-year-old daughter. Another child, a 4-year-old boy, was injured in the incident, but died at the hospital...
High-speed police chase ends in Monticello
MONTICELLO — A fugitive fleeing from Red Wing police led authorities on a high-speed chase across the region last week, ending with his capture and arrest in Monticello. The incident began the morning of Wednesday, April 24, when the 46-year-old, who was wanted on outstanding warrants, fled from members of the Red Wing Police Department. Driving a white Kia Soul, the suspect, Terry Lavar McWilliams of Red Wing, was spotted...
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.
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.
METRO Blue Line closure: What you need to know
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Light rail riders may want to plan ahead if your trip takes you to MSP International Airport or Mall of America in the coming days. Metro Transit announced the southern portion of the METRO Blue Line will be closed for ten days for maintenance starting Friday, May 3 at 10 p.m. between the Fort Snelling and Mall of America stations. Bus service will replace train service between Fort Snelling and six stations:
Arrests, sentencings, fire calls for May 2
Wright County Sheriff arrests: • Brennon Joel Brott, 23, of Monticello was arrested April 24 in Monticello on a charge of domestic assault. • Terry Lavar McWilliams, 46, of Red Wing was arrested April 24 in Monticello on a charge of fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle. • Adam Albert Pence, 38, of Nisswa...
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