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April 2, 2013
Cedar Inn robbed by clown mask-wearing suspect; MPD offers award for information [PHOTOS]
During the early morning hours of March 17, the Cedar Inn was robbed by a man wearing a clown mask. That's a pretty good way to conceal your identity... if you don't get caught on a surveillance camera without the mask first.FROM LAST WEEK: Uptown cabbie says he was robbed, stuffed in trunk But that ... More >>
News
March 20, 2013
Patty Wetterling questions sex offender laws
The outspoken activist has a change of heart over the wide-reaching scope of laws she helped put into action
Blogs
March 6, 2013
Tom Iverson allegedly had 0.24 BAL while he drove 100 and made daughters crack his beers
One of Tom Iverson's 12-year-old twin daughters was so scared as he drunkenly sped down Highway 10 at speeds up to 100 mph while ordering her to crack beers for him that she pretended to vomit in hopes of slowing him down.SEE ALSO: Minnesota Supreme Court rules you can legally drunk-drive SegwaysBut ... More >>
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February 20, 2013
Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson was too drunk for jail after drunk-driving arrest
After he was involved in a one-car wreck and arrested for DUI on Saturday afternoon, Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson curiously wasn't booked into Benton County Jail.SEE ALSO: Carlton County Attorney Thom Pertler's 0.234 DUI arrest: The dashboard footage [VIDEO] The reason? Gunderson was so drunk th ... More >>
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January 22, 2013
Minnesota Supreme Court rules you can legally drunk-drive Segways
Now that driving a Segway while boozed is legal, who's free this weekend?SEE ALSO: Dashboard cam shows Wisconsin man getting arrested for driving lawn mower while drunk [VIDEO]Just kidding. It'll be way too cold for that.
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January 7, 2013
Jim Fetzer, UMD professor emeritus, thinks U.S. government was behind Newtown shooting
Jim Fetzer is a retired UMD professor who has made a name for himself nationally by arguing on behalf of conspiracy theories for everything from the JFK shooting to the death of Paul Wellstone.SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] -- Andy Parrish ... More >>
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December 28, 2012
Dakota County Judge Michael Sovis allegedly ran into five parked cars, had BAL of 0.28
Longtime Dakota County Judge Michael Sovis was over three times the legal limit when he was arrested for driving drunk just around 8 p.m. Christmas Eve evening.SEE ALSO: Carlton County Attorney Thom Pertler's 0.234 DUI arrest: The dashboard footage [VIDEO] Officers responding to reports of a black L ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2012
Owner of Trail's End gun shop in Fridley reports "feeding frenzy" for military-style weapons
In a speech delivered two days after the Newtown school shooting, President Obama signaled his support for unspecified gun control measures, possibly including a crackdown on military-style semi-automatic rifles like the one used by Adam Lanza.The message that stronger gun control could be on the wa ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2012
Macalester President Rosenberg urges boycott of semi-automatic supporting politicians
In "A Pledge," Macalester President Brian Rosenberg urges citizens to work toward preventing another Newtown school shooting by refusing to give money to any political candidate who doesn't support the prohibition of semi-automatic rifles.SEE ALSO: Macalester President Brian Rosenberg appalled by Sa ... More >>
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December 14, 2012
Danny Bettcher, state DWI record holder, back in jail after getting busted drinking
It's not a record anybody wants to have, but it's Danny Bettcher's claim to fame. The 59-year-old resident of New York Mills has the most DWIs in Minnesota history -- 27.SEE ALSO:-- Kevin Tegtmeier arrested for 14th DUI, called "menace to society"-- Justin Clark had roughly 35 drinks in four hours b ... More >>
Blogs
December 4, 2012
Local company IntoxBox aims to lower DUIs via breathalyzers in bars
There are usually two kinds of breathalyzers. One: questionably accurate pocket models that drunk people pass around as a party trick, and use to laugh about how drunk they are. Two: the calibrated ones police use in field sobriety tests -- likely accompanied by pleas about being fine to drive -- th ... More >>
News
October 31, 2012
Banks caught swindling red-handed
Country club Sopranos get kid-glove treatment for high crimes
Blogs
October 24, 2012
Ronald Sims and Dee King allegedly used million-volt stun gun to rob Craigslist laptop seller
Early Sunday (exactly what time isn't clear), Jeff Hanson met Dee King in the Burger King parking lot at 695 East 7th Street in St. Paul. King and Hanson got in touch on Craigslist, where Hanson was looking to sell his laptop computer.SEE ALSO: Craigslist murders: A timeline King, a paroled bank rob ... More >>
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October 9, 2012
Nicole Denzer of Circle Pines, 23, used her vagina to smuggle meth into jail
A drug-sniffing dog found a considerable amount of methamphetamine -- and a pipe -- in Nicole Denzer's vagina. Apparently she forgot to pack a lighter. METH IS A HELL OF A DRUG:-- Stillwater couple's pock-faced, cross-eyed mugshots double as anti-meth advertising [PHOTOS]-- Man allegedly threatened ... More >>
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August 29, 2012
Zellers calls for Gauthier's resignation while House GOP employs accused child porn possessor
SEE ALSO:-- Rory Koch was busted for child porn possession while running for Ramsey County commissioner-- House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants Vikings stadium bill to pass... but won't vote for it?-- Kurt Zellers apologizes for Bradlee Dean's opening "prayer" [VIDEO]In the wake of Rep. Kerry Gauthier, D ... More >>
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August 24, 2012
Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, is back at work five weeks after 0.234 DUI arrest
SEE ALSO:-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, reportedly blew a ridiculous 0.336-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County attorney, had nearly empty bottle of vodka in car-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County attorney, quits teaching gig after showing up to class drunkDespite two recent incidents where he made ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2012
Did Mr. Potato Head Robber strike in St. Louis Park yesterday? [PHOTOS]
SEE ALSO: Mr. Potato Head Robber: Mpls police ask for help finding disguise-wearing bank heister [PHOTOS]Around 10 a.m. yesterday morning, a U.S. Bank branch location in a St. Louis Park Byerly's was robbed. Brandishing a gun, a man approached a teller, demanded cash, and then fled on foot. No arres ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2012
Justin Clark of Iowa had a BAL of 0.627, nearly eight times the legal limit
SEE ALSO:-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, reportedly blew a ridiculous 0.336-- Edina drunk driver refuses to put down burrito, offers bribe, blows .284, flips bird during mug-- Minnesota bar owner was driving with 0.34 blood alcohol level at time of fatal crashAcademic studies suggest that ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2012
Mr. Potato Head Robber: Mpls police ask for help finding disguise-wearing bank heister [PHOTOS]
SEE ALSO:-- Smash-and-grab Minnesota jewelry store robbers caught on tape [VIDEO]-- Chris Miller robs bank, says he's struggling with fact he's not a rich football player, apologizesTwo weeks after successfully robbing a TCF Bank inside a Cub Foods in Fridley, the well-dressed Mr. Potato Head robber ... More >>
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July 19, 2012
Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, had nearly empty bottle of vodka in car
SEE ALSO:-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, arrested for DUI months after drunk-teaching fiasco-- Thom Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, quits teaching gig after showing up to class drunkToday, details have emerged about the circumstances of Carlton County Attorney Thom Pertler's Tuesday afte ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2012
South Minneapolis murder victim was targeted
The 24-year-old man shot and killed in a south Minneapolis house this morning was likely targeted by an acquaintance, says City Councilmember Gary Schiff, who was on scene today. "There was a targeted killing," says Schiff. "The victims and suspect knew each other. It was not random. It was not gan ... More >>
Blogs
July 17, 2012
Kevin Tegtmeier arrested for 14th DUI, called "menace to society"
Kevin Tegtmeier, 60, just can't stop drinking and driving.Since 1987, Tegtmeier has been convicted of drunk driving in the counties of Anoka, Stevens, Clearwater, and Clay. And that's just in Minnesota. In North Dakota -- Tegtmeier now resides in West Fargo -- he's had at least five DUI arrests with ... More >>
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July 6, 2012
Derrick Catchings charged as adult in shooting of north Minneapolis teen
Derrick Deangelo Catchings, a 16-year-old from Brooklyn Park, will be tried as an adult in the murder of a teenager slain on his bike last summer in north Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Catchings has been in jail since last September on a separate case, and made hi ... More >>
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June 26, 2012
Native Mob federal case: Eight more plead to lesser charges
Eight more alleged Native Mob gang members named in a federal indictment have pleaded guilty to considerably lesser charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The feds unsealed the indictment in January, the product of a federally orchestrated, statewide crackdown on the violent Native Amer ... More >>
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June 21, 2012
Roger Doughten, 78, busted trying to rob Minneapolis bank by off-duty police officer
Roger Doughten is on the cusp of becoming an octogenarian, but he wasn't about to let his advanced age get in the way of an ill-fated bank robbery.At about 6:15 p.m. on June 18, Doughten, 78, strolled into the Wells Fargo on the 2600 block of East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. Police say he handed ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2012
Vikings' Jerome Felton, arrested for DWI in McDonald's drive-thru, was lovin' it too much
After a night of drinking, Vikings fullback Jerome Felton wanted to take some McDonald's home with him. Regrettably, instead of a bag of greasy food, Felton was served two gross misdemeanors with a side of careless driving.Felton, 25 and the leading candidate to start as Adrian Peterson's primary bl ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2012
Native Mob gang members plead to lesser charges in federal case
A few months ago, we reported on the federally orchestrated, statewide takedown of the Native Mob that shuttered Minnesota prisons for an entire day.Following the initial arrests, the feds unsealed an indictment naming 24 alleged members of the violent, Minnesota-born gang, with charges including ra ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Smash-and-grab Minnesota jewelry store robbers caught on tape [VIDEO]
Over the last month, a pack of smash-and-grab robbers have struck six Minnesota jewelry stores, attempted a seventh robbery in Eagan, and are possibly connected with two other cases. The most recent robbery happened last Tuesday night, April 24. At about 11 p.m., three suspects did a smash-and-grab ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
Minnesota Lutherans demand change following pastor sex scandal
Darwin Schauer worked for eight years as a lay pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lake George, Minnesota, a small community southwest of Bemidji. He did so despite the fact that district leaders of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod knew he was convicted in 1983 of sexual abuse of a minor.Schauer, ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2012
William Jacobs sentenced to 18 years in prison for child molestation
The next time William Jacobs is a free man, he could be well into his 80s. Jacobs, a former Minneapolis Parks Police chief and teacher, was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for child molestation and possession of child pornography. And when he is released, he'll serve another 10 years of p ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Two Minneapolis firefighters embroiled in drug charges
Lawrence Wajda, the Minneapolis firefighter charged with meth possession last week, was placed on administrative leave Sunday, says Matt Laible, spokesman for the city of Minneapolis. Wajda was arrested while working at a firehouse in Stadium Village last Tuesday. Upon searching Wajda, Minneapolis ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2012
Cody Pedersen took 10-year old on burglary missions
Cody Pederson took his girlfriend's 10-year old out to commit several burglaries, prosecutors allege. Pederson, a 28-year old from Alexandria, has been charged with 20 counts of burglary, criminal damage to property, child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a child for allegedly co ... More >>
News
March 21, 2012
The Columbine effect
Hollywood still obsessed with school shooting 13 years later
Blogs
March 7, 2012
Timothy Bakdash guilty of murdering Benjamin Van Handel
Timothy Bakdash was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Hennepin County jury yesterday afternoon. Hennepin County prosecutors charged Bakdash with first and second-degree murders over a spring 2011 incident where Bakdash, who had been drinking at The Library Bar in Dinkytown, deliberately ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
Rory Koch was busted for child porn possession while running for Ramsey County commissioner
In the fall of 2010, Rory Koch, a longtime employee of the Minnesota House of Representatives, ran for Ramsey County commissioner.Though he didn't win the election, Koch ended up receiving a respectable 25 percent of the vote. Little did Ramsey County residents know when they cast their ballots t ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Derek Wayne Brown sentenced to eight years for 500 grams of cocaine
Derek Wayne Brown, a 43-year-old Minneapolis man, was sentenced to eight years in prison today for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine. Brown was released from jail in 2008 after serving 14 years for first-degree assault. In November 2010, he and eight others were indicted fo ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Benito Hernandez Romo Jr. allegedly steals car during job interiew
Benito Hernandez Romo Jr. was looking for a job when he stole a car, prosecutors say. Romo was in Apple Valley for a job interview when he took someone else's car for a joyride. According to police, the car's rightful owner parked his car at a train station in Apple Valley just before 7 a.m. Januar ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Native Mob takedown: a closer look at the charges [PHOTOS]
Over the past two weeks, local and federal law enforcement agencies have been collaborating on a statewide takedown of the Native Mob. As we first reported in our November cover story, "The Banishing," the Native Mob started in south Minneapolis in the '90s, and has since established a national rep ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Annie Stensrud, KEYC Mankato "drunk broadcast" anchor, charged with DWI
Anne Stensrud was nearly four times over the limitAnnie Stensrud has been charged with a DWI in connection with a December arrest for drunk driving. Stensrud became a national celebrity in early December after slurring her way through the opening of a news broadcast for KEYC Mankato, a CBS-F ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2012
Minneapolis: Violent crime continues to decrease
Minneapolis is "Murderapolis" no more. The number of violent crimes in Minneapolis fell 6.3 percent last year from 2010, reaching a 28-year-low, according to statistics published today by the city.
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Jeremy Giefer charges dismissed as victim recants sexual assault allegations
Jeremy Giefer's sexual assault charges were dropped todaySexual assault charges against Jeremy Giefer were dropped this morning following the victim's recantation.Giefer was scheduled to go on trial next Monday on charges he raped his daughter multiple times over the years. Assistant Blue Earth ... More >>
News
November 30, 2011
The Boy Scouts' Police Problem
Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should Scouts share the blame?
News
November 9, 2011
Mille Lacs Ojibwe fighting violent offenders with banishment
Native Mob gang terrorizing Minnesota reservation
Movies
November 2, 2011
Eddie Murphy in Tower Heist
Movie doesn't amount to much but steals a lot of laughs
Blogs
October 31, 2011
Felix Pedraza arrested for fatal shooting of Francisco Hernandez at Halloween Party
Felix Pedraza is the lead suspect in a case of a weekend party that resulted in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old father of three Francisco Hernandez. Minneapolis police were called to a south Minneapolis apartment complex, where they found a man, later identified as Hernandez, suffering from gun ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
Meet the Minnesota Vikings All-Arrested team
By Andy Mannix and Mike Mullen This week began with a bit of news that finally gives cause to celebrate the Minnesota Vikings: Since 2000, the Vikings are leading all other NFL teams in arrests. This was too good to be ignored, or judged on its face. So City Pages has gone deeper, investigating ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Rainbow Foods fires store manager Scott Ostrom, who was stabbed
Rainbow Foods store manager Scott Ostrom was fired a week after the man who stabbed him was sentenced to prison. Ostrom had been store director at the Midway Rainbow Foods in St. Paul on May 9 when Russell Terry Johnson stabbed him in the chest because he was angry over a debit card transaction ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Steven Hendricks and Kewon Johnson called a cop to ask if they could buy weed
Kewon Johnson and Steven Hendricks need to make sure they have the right number before they hit SEND. Around 11:30 last night, a St. Cloud cop sitting in his squad car noticed his cell phone ringing with a number he didn't recognize. When he answered, the guy on the other end asked the cop if he ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Jawon Osburn identified as latest juvenile homicide victim
Jawon Osburn has been named as the 16-year-old victim of a gunshot homicide that happened Monday night.Osburn, identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, was found shot on the 2900 block of Dupont Avenue, and declared dead on the scene after paramedics were unable to resuscitate him. Osb ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2011
Brett Rogers pleads guilty in domestic abuse case, faces five-year sentence
Brett Rogers made a plea deal on third-degree assault. Brett Rogers, the St. Paul product who shot to the top of the mixed martial arts world in 2009, continued on his rapid decline yesterday when he pleaded guilty to third-degree assault charges for an attack on his wife.Rogers was arrested in l ... More >>
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