CRIME & SAFETY
'I do love you more than anyone': Engaged elementary school teacher arrested after disturbing letters to 11-year-old boy found in folder, authorities say
An engaged elementary school teacher faces a child sexual assault charge after letters in her backpack allegedly revealed disturbing messages. The post ‘I do love you more than anyone’: Engaged elementary school teacher arrested after disturbing letters to 11-year-old boy found in folder, authorities say first appeared on Law & Crime.
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...
5 charged for alleged roles in string of copper thefts in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police say they've pulled the plug on an organized copper theft ring.At least five suspects now face charges for stealing wiring from streetlights in St. Paul.Investigators say a confidential informant led them to the group's ringleader.Police say 40-year-old Kyaw Klay rounded up a crew to steal the copper and would then sell it to recycling plants with the help of 21-year-old Paw Hkee La.Klay had become so familiar to employees at the Dem-Con recycling facility in Blaine that they no longer asked for his identification, according to charging documents.Between Nov. 10, 2023, and Jan....
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.
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...
Members of copper wire theft ring charged in Ramsey County
Josh Skluzacek at KSTP is reporting prosecutors in Ramsey County have charged five members of an apparent theft ring with stealing copper wire from dozens of streetlights in St. Paul. Clay Masters at MPR News is reporting the odds around a bill to legalize sports betting in the state of...
High school runners struck by car in northeast Twin Cities suburb
FOREST LAKE, Minn. – Two runners from Forest Lake Area High School are hospitalized after being hit by a car Tuesday afternoon on Highway 61 in Washington County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the two 15-year-old boys were with a group of track athletes when they were struck in a crosswalk. They were airlifted to the hospital but there’s no word on their current conditions.
Saint Paul Police Chaplains Provide Spiritual Support and Prayer for Officers' Well-being
For over five decades, the Saint Paul Police Chaplains have been a backbone of spiritual support for the force, offering prayer and pastoral care to officers and staff under pressure. Their unique mission complements the police department's own, providing not just law enforcement, but also a shield of faith against the strain of the job. "While the police department’s mission is to protect and serve, our mission is to pray and serve," said Pat Judd, a Saint Paul Police Chaplain, in a remark reported on the department's Facebook page.
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