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Armed carjacking suspect crashes in Plymouth after leading officers on chase, police say
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say an armed carjacker led officers on a chase before crashing in the north metro Wednesday afternoon.Officers responded to a carjacking at gunpoint near 26th Avenue North and Thomas Avenue North around 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Less than 10 minutes later, officers spotted the stolen vehicle and began to pursue it.The suspect allegedly drove out of north Minneapolis and into Brooklyn Center. After about 10 minutes, police say they terminated that pursuit when officers lost sight of the vehicle near Highway 100 and 57th Avenue North.A short time later, police say the carjacked vehicle crashed on the 9900 block of Medicine Lake Road in Plymouth.The driver was taken to North Memorial Medical Center for evaluation and will be booked into jail once he is released.No other injuries were reported in the crash.
Charges dropped against woman in shooting of Minneapolis police officer
MINNEAPOLIS — Charges were dropped against a woman accused of aiding a man who shot at a Minneapolis police officer last year.A judge ruled in April that the Minneapolis Police Department violated the woman's right to remain silent.During her interrogation, the woman told an investigator, "I don't feel good, I don't want to talk." However, investigators continued to ask her questions. The judge says that her statement invokes her right to remain silent and police violated it by continuing the interrogation.Frederick Davis Jr., the man who allegedly shot at the officer, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday.Court documents say...
Monticello man charged in off-duty firefighter's shooting death
MINNEAPOLIS — In the days following the shooting death of an off-duty firefighter at a Minneapolis bar last week, prosecutors announced charges have been brought against a 28-year-old Monticello man. According to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County on Thursday, Marquise Hammonds-Ford is facing one count each of...
MN man gets 10 years for possession of pure meth
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 60-year-old Minnesota man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of meth. On February 1, 2023, Verran Burdunice of Brooklyn Park met a buyer for crack cocaine. Unbeknownst to Burdunice, the buyer was working with law enforcement. Authorities conducted...
Andover Man Dies After His Motorcycle Hits Deer Near Aitkin
A 57-year-old Andover man died over the weekend when the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer near Aitkin. The Minnesota State Patrol says James Childrey was westbound on Highway 200 at the time and died following the collision, which happened just after midnight on Sunday.
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