St. Paul Police Department

Rob Fulton, former St. Paul public health director, arrested in prostitution sting

On Monday afternoon, Rob Fulton, the former director of the St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department, ensnared himself in the same trap that caught former Hill-Murray football coach (and Joe Mauer's cousin) Mark Mauer.SEE ALSO: Clark Griffith after dropping trou on Grand Avenue: "Last night w ... More >>

Another photo of a second St. Paul cop crossdressing as a Muslim woman surfaces

St. Paul cops apparently get their jollies dressing up as Muslim women for Halloween.SEE ALSO: Downtown St. Paul has become a whole lot whiter over the past decade Last Friday, a photo purported to be of St. Paul officer Jim Lee wearing a hijab and blackface mask was unearthed on Twitter. Just seven ... More >>

Robert Buth, hijab-wearing St. Paul cop, apologizes for culturally insensitive photo

A day after a photo of him wearing a hijab, Target badge, and lipstick created a firestorm, St. Paul K-9 officer Robert Buth apologized yesterday for his ill-advised Halloween costume choice.SEE ALSO: St. Paul PD investigating photo of purported off-duty cop crossdressing as Muslim woman St. Paul Po ... More >>

St. Paul PD investigating photo of purported off-duty cop crossdressing as Muslim woman

Well, this is bizarre.SEE ALSO: MNGOP Rep. Cindy Pugh compares Muslim women to garbage bagsOver the weekend, a photo purportedly showing an off-duty St. Paul police officer dressed in a hijab with a Target badge and wearing lipstick made the rounds on social media. On Sunday evening, D.C.-based jour ... More >>

Kirill Bartashevitch of St. Paul pointed AK-47 at daughter after argument over her grades [MUG]

Kirill Bartashevitch, 51, faces two felony counts of terroristic threats after pointing an AK-47 at his daughter. He was allegedly upset because she was getting two B's in school instead of straight A's.SEE ALSO: Pine County Sheriff's refusal to enforce new gun regulations has at least one legislati ... More >>

Steven Johnson accused of murdering wife in St. Paul, dismembering her with saw [UPDATE]

:::: UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST ::::Original post published 11:57 a.m. on January 8 -- The body of 32-year-old Manya Johnson was found yesterday in a White Bear Lake garage, and Steven Johnson, 35, has been arrested in connection with her homicide.SEE ALSO: Carl Muggli, alleged totem pole killer, ... More >>

St. Paul police brutality: No felony charges for cops who beat up, maced Eric Hightower

Yesterday, prosecutors announced St. Paul officers Jesse Zilge and Matthew Gorans won't face felony charges for roughing up a seemingly helpless suspect in an August incident captured on a camera phone.SEE ALSO:-- Eric Hightower, St. Paul cop-kick victim, jumps out second-floor window to get away fr ... More >>

Gangster Disciples have hits out on Twin Cities cops following fishy officer-involved shooting

Police officers are on "high alert" in Minneapolis and St. Paul after the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples "ordered a hit on any officer in either department," KSTP reports.SEE ALSO: St. Paul police brutality: Officer Jesse Zilge maces, kicks, punches helpless suspect [VIDEO] The hit comes in respon ... More >>

Eric Hightower, St. Paul cop-kick victim, jumps out second-floor window to get away from police

Eric Hightower and the St. Paul Police continue to have a fraught relationship.SEE ALSO:-- Eric Hightower, St. Paul police brutality victim, allegedly threatened to blow ex's head off-- St. Paul police brutality: Officer Jesse Zilge maces, kicks, punches helpless suspect [VIDEO]One month ago, Office ... More >>

Chris Meusburger of St. Paul allegedly wanted to sword-fight his 62-year-old female neighbor

SEE ALSO: Man allegedly threatened to behead girlfriend with sword for deleting meth dealers' numbersSt. Paul Police say St. Paul resident Christopher Meusburger, 29, threatened to "seriously hurt" his 62-year-old neighbor on July 31, then brandished a sword in a "threatening stance."What was all th ... More >>

Quincy Antwain Blue is the charred body found in St. Paul

Quincy Antwain Blue was found charred beyond recognition in a St. Paul alley​Police have identified the man found charred beyond recognition in a St. Paul alley Wednesday morning as 30-year-old Quincy Antwain Blue. Blue was involved in Minneapolis music as a rapper, originally with the Kanse ... More >>

Charred body found in St. Paul alley by little boy

Little is known about the horrifically charred body found in St. Paul this morning​A little boy stumbled across a horrifically charred body in a St. Paul alley this morning. We don't have much information about the bizarre scene yet, but St. Paul police said that a three-year-old boy discove ... More >>

Cathedral of St. Paul vandalized

Cathedralsaintpaul.orgThe Cathedral of St. Paul in pre-vandalism times.​Some naughty boy or girl decided it to deface the Cathedral of St. Paul this weekend. Cathedral employees arrived at the building around 8 a.m. Saturday to find white spray paint scrawled across the church's rich wood do ... More >>

Police Chief Tim Dolan scorns "shoot first" bill: "Don't be naive"

Dolan: Don't shoot first.​All Republican Rep. Tony Cornish wants is for every Minnesotan to be able to shoot first and ask questions later if they find an intruder in their homes, and he's getting damned testy about the top cops from Minnesota's largest cities standing in his way. Why don't th ... More >>

Joshua Bystrom, 21, arrested for murder of Trent Crumble

​St. Paul Police arrested Joshua Bystrom, 21, this afternoon on suspicion that he murdered 24-year-old Trent Crumble. At about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 4, police found Crumble lying in the parking lot of a business at 600 Dale Street, with a gunshot wound in his torso. Crumble was transpor ... More >>

Rep. Tom Hackbarth's loaded-gun story unravelling

Authorities want to open the door on Hackbarth's mystery date.​When Rep. Tom Hackbarth was confronted by St. Paul Police as he lurked in the Planned Parenthood parking lot with a loaded gun on his hip, he gave a perfectly reasonable explanation. He wasn't a crazed anti-abortionist -- he was s ... More >>

Abdiaziz Hirsi sentenced for good Samaritan beatdown

Beating someone up in plain view of surveillance cameras isn't a good idea either.​Beating the crap out someone simply for being a good Samaritan does not look good in front of a judge. It definitely did not help Abdiaziz Hirsi. A judge sentenced Hirsi to 3 1/2 years in prison yesterday -- t ... More >>

State Fair electricity down after truck hits powerline

Photo courtesy Minnesota State Fair.Not a great Minnesota get-together for everyone.​At least two people did not have a good time at The Great Minnesota Get-Together today. Just after 10:30 a.m., a semi-truck rammed a telephone pole near the State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. Details of the accid ... More >>

Hill-Murray School President Joseph Peschges arrested in sex sting

Peschges grabbed an undercover officer's crotch, police say​Grabbing an undercover police officer's crotch can only lead to bad things. For Joseph Peschges, president of the Catholic Hill-Murray School in Maplewood, it meant getting arrested yesterday in a St. Paul park. From the way the St. ... More >>

Man bites man at dog park. Dogs stay cool.

A man lost his cool at the dog park and bit another guy on Friday afternoon.

Edwin Daniel's brutal Super America beating caught on tape

On an early morning in late May, Edwin Daniel stopped at a Super America in St. Paul to find a group of men harassing the female clerks. As an overnight driver for a nearby hotel, Daniel is a frequent customer at that particular gas station and didn't appreciate the scene. So Daniel did something ab ... More >>

Edwin Daniel beaten for standing up to bullies

Photo: Sugar Pond​Edwin Daniel just wanted to stand up to a couple bullies. His reward was a skull fracture. The incident is still under investigation, but as of this morning this is how police believe it went down: Daniel is an overnight shuttle driver for the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul ... More >>

Police Chief Tim Dolan hits AZ immigration law in D.C. trip

Photo: drcuervoNot what Dolan and Rybak want in Minneapolis​Minneapolis Police Chief Tom Dolan is wading further into the debate over Arizona's controversial new antiimmigrant law. He was among a gathering of nine top cops from around the nation who met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder i ... More >>

John Harrington, retiring St. Paul police chief, may run for MN Senate

John Harrington said today he may run to replace retiring state Senator Mee Moua, who made the surprise announcement on Sunday that she would not seek a third term.

Isaiah Vinson, age 17, struck and killed by St. Paul city truck

Police are now saying he was pushed into the roadway, most likely as a result of horseplay.

John Harrington may be in line as New Orleans' next police chief

He's one of a number candidates being considered by a task force commissioned by Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu.

Woman admits, and is sentenced for intentionally killing her kid

Patricia Becht pled guilty and was sentenced today for killing her 10-year-old son and trying to kill her 11-year-old daughter.

Arrests made in YouTube assaults

The St. Paul Police Department has made two arrests in relation to the viral assault video that is the talk of the Twin Cities.

Pioneer Press splashes suspect's HIV status and mugshot across front page

Unapologetic editor says HIV is not a mark of shame

St. Paul cemetery vandal tips over 34 tombstones for some reason

Police are still looking for suspects.

St. Paul street fight ends in death

Police have identified the man who died early Sunday in a street fight outside a St. Paul bar. Tai Yang died of head trauma. He was 20 years old.

Man celebrates Roe v. Wade by smashing into clinic

Coleman's garage vandalized

Twins fans are excited again

Rooting returns to the Metrodome

Mayor to Arrested Journalists: Drop Dead

Suddenly, the mayor wants nothing to do with hosting the RNC

Readers respond to "Blood, Sweat, and Tear Gas"

Police raid anarchist homes in advance of RNC

Infiltration programs aided the pre-emptive strike

Convention Fact Check

Rumors and Realities

Convention Fact Check: Rumors and Realities

A Civil Action

Half Baked

Reefer-toking assassin takes aim at local snitch

Wal-Mart Wants Your Job

As the Retailing Behemoth Prepares to Open Its First Store in the Twin Cities Metro, Neighborhoods and Workers Brace Themselves for the Wal-Mart Treatment: Low Wages, Union Busting, and a Big, Friendly Smile

Stopping the Status Seekers

St. Paul considers safeguards against federal immigration policies

Party of Nine

The ward one race in St. Paul promises to be one nasty scrum

Off Beat

Off Beat

Is That All, Folks?

Motorheads say the St. Paul Police Department is in danger of bankrupting the city's last Fifties drive-in

Pimpology 101

American Pimp opens the books on the second-oldest profession

Off Beat

Taken for a Ride

St. Paul police officers roughed up a quadriplegic man who couldn't obey orders to put his hands in the air. Chief William Finney upheld the man's complaint, but didn't discipline the cops.