CRIME & SAFETY
Group of teens targets young man in Dinkytown, fires at least 11 shots
MINNEAPOLIS — Having just finished his shift at work, 21-year-old Will Vogel was hungry. So just before midnight Sunday, he bought a slice of pizza at Frank and Andrea's in Dinktytown. Before he could reach his car, Vogel says he was surrounded by a group of teens. "Started picking...
St. Cloud police seek missing girl, 14, who may be in Twin Cities
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Police in St. Cloud are looking for a missing teenage girl who may have traveled to the Twin Cities.Fourteen-year-old Emmarae Gervasi was last seen Friday leaving the 1700 block of Seventh Avenue South, the St. Cloud Police Department said. At the time, she was wearing a black tank top and black sweatpants with Betty Boop on them.Police described Gervasi as 5'5" with dark brown hair and brown eyes.Police believe she was looking for someone to take her to the Twin Cities.Anyone with information about Gervasi is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200.
Three Suspects, Including Teen Girls, Arrested After Violent Minneapolis Carjacking
Minneapolis streets saw a bout of violence Thursday night as a woman fell victim to a savage carjack at the hands of three suspects, now in police custody. According to a post by the Minneapolis Police Department, the trio accosted the business owner, unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, and made off with her vehicle, only to be apprehended following a short chase.
Minneapolis Police Arrest Four Suspects in Connection with Armed Carjacking, BB Guns and Drugs Seized
Minneapolis Police made a swift move against crime, nabbing four people tied to a carjacking at gunpoint, along with a cache of BB guns and drugs. The arrest came after police officers, on proactive patrol on the evening of May 4, laid eyes on a vehicle known to be hijacked the previous night, as reported by the Minneapolis Police Department.
5 arrested, officer injured after driver flees traffic stop, crashes near U of M
MINNEAPOLIS — Five people were arrested and an officer was injured after a driver in a stolen vehicle fled a traffic stop and crashed near the University of Minnesota early Sunday, police said.An officer tried to stop the vehicle just after midnight, the University of Minnesota Police Department said. The driver fled and crashed near 15th Avenue Southeast and Fourth Street Southeast. After the crash, five people tried to run from the scene, police said. They were all taken into custody.An officer was injured during the arrests, police said. He was taken to Hennepin Healthcare and treated for minor injuries.
Man charged in 2013 fatal shooting at Minneapolis gas station upon return to U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS — A man who allegedly fled the country after fatally shooting a man in October of 2013 now faces charges.The shooting happened shortly before midnight on Oct. 30, 2013, at a gas station at the intersection of Washington Avenue South and 12th Avenue South. The 26-year-old victim was found in the driver's seat of a car with multiple gunshot wounds to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Nearby, officers found a torn piece of cloth that appeared to be from a letterman-style jacket, charges say.Documents say that the victim had been on the phone with a woman...
Pedestrian hit on I-35W in Bloomington is gravely injured, patrol says
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A pedestrian has life-threatening injuries after being struck on Interstate 35W in Bloomington Monday morning, authorities said.The 39-year-old man ran across the northbound lanes of the highway and up a hill before running back down and trying to cross again, the Minnesota State Patrol said. A driver in an SUV struck him in the middle lane just after 6 a.m.The pedestrian was taken to Hennepin Healthcare. The driver was uninjured. Traffic was diverted off I-35W at 90th Street for a time during the morning commute Monday as the patrol investigated. The highway reopened shortly after 8 a.m.
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