CRIME & SAFETY
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...
2 women injured in early morning crash on Highway 169
Two 23-year-old Shakopee women were injured in a crash involving alcohol early this morning in Nicollet County. The state patrol says a car driven by Elizabeth Jimenez was southbound on Highway 169 between Le Sueur and St. Peter just before 1 a.m. when it entered the median. Jimenez and her...
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.
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...
Firefighter poses for photo in front of every fire department in Minnesota – all 775
WATERTOWN, Minnesota — Firefighters are used to getting to their destinations in a hurry. Hubie Widmer took 10 years to complete his quest. “I said, ‘You know, I want to get my picture taken in front of every fire department in the state,’” Hubie said. In...
Milwaukee mother killed, man in custody in Minnesota for homicide
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is accused of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Tomitka Stewart, a mother to 10 kids and three stepchildren, whose body was found on April 17 three days after she went missing. Prosecutors also charged 41-year-old Jerrod Stewart with felony bail jumping; he had...
Maple Grove Police Department to Host Teen Police Academy in June to Foster Youth Engagement
In a move to tighten the bond between law enforcement and the youth, the Maple Grove Police Department is launching a Teen Police Academy this summer. Announced on May 1st, the program invites local teens aged 14 to 18 to dive into the ins and outs of police work during a week-long crash course scheduled for the afternoons of June 10 to 14.
Man sentenced to life for 2022 Medina murder
On April 24, Jeremiah Quan Turner was sentenced to life in prison with possible parole after 30 years for first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse. Quan will serve his sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud and has 482 days of time already served. In March, the 27-year-old of Minneapolis was found guilty of the murder of Jasmine Marie Nelson at her Medina home in 2022. ...
7 Minnesotans accused in scheme to defraud pandemic food program go on trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Seven people went on trial Monday for what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to provide meals to children in Minnesota. The seven will be the first of 70 defendants to go on trial in the alleged scam. Eighteen others have already pleaded guilty. Prosecutors have said the seven collectively stole over $40...
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