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St. Paul Man Gets 30 Years For Sexual Assault Of 3 Girls
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 43-year-old St. Paul man was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Ramsey County District Court Thursday for the criminal sexual assault of three young girls at his St. Paul apartment....
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Roseville Police’s New $256K Law Enforcement Machine
ROSEVILLE (WCCO) — It takes bullets like Superman, drives up to 95 mph and it’s property of the Roseville Police Department. In August 2010, the East Metro Swat Team received a $265,000 federal grant...
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Charges: Man Kissed, Sexually Touched 5-Year-Old Girl
FRIDLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A 37-year-old Fridley man is accused of inappropriate sexual contact involving a 5-year-old girl, according to charges filed Thursday in Anoka County Court. Aka Lawrence...
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Man Arrested After Shooting Himself During Domestic Dispute
LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) – A man was arrested in Lake City on Thursday after a domestic dispute led to the man shooting himself in the shoulder, according to police. The incident happened at about 2:16...
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Man Convicted Of Raping Child Not On Sex Offender List
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A St. Paul man convicted of raping and assaulting a child, once again faces charges. His neighbors were never alerted of his past because he isn’t on the sex offender...
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Charges: Man Set Fire To Apartment Laundry Room
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 50-year-old Brooklyn Park man is accused of setting a fire in the laundry room of the apartment complex he lived in after an argument with the building’s management, according to...
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Man Charged In Roseville Standoff With Police
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A 23-year-old man from Roseville was charged Friday in connection with a seven hour standoff he had with police earlier this week. Alan Didi Wiedrick was charged with...
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Authorities: Woman Stole Identities To Get Pain Killers
PINE CITY (WCCO) — A 29-year-old Rutledge woman has been arrested for allegedly using the identities of several people to fill fraudulent prescriptions. According the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, on...
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Bank Robbery Forces Lockdown At 2 Princeton Schools
PRINCETON, Minn. (WCCO) – A temporary lock down was issued at two Princeton schools early Friday afternoon as police were searching for a suspect in an apparent bank robbery, authorities said. Police...
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Charges: Man Steals Car, Claims He’s Osama Bin Laden Jr.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 26-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of fleeing police in a motor vehicle and eventually telling them he was “Osama Bin Laden Jr.,” according to charges filed Friday in...
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Esme’s Blog: Denny Hecker In Trouble Again
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Federal prison officials are saying that Denny Hecker will be moving to yet another prison. He is now at a medium security prison in Terre Haute, Ind. He has been moved twice...
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1 Dead After Shooting At Downtown Minneapolis Hotel
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Police are investigating the first homicide of the year after a shooting at a downtown hotel early Saturday morning. Brian Griffin, a 33-year-old man, is now behind...
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7 Arrested After Fight Breaks Out At TGI Fridays
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — Seven people were arrested and five were treated for injuries after a fight broke out at a TGI Fridays in Bloomington, Minn. Deputy Chief Rick Hart said they got a call...
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Man Charged With Stealing Thousands In Detergent
WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A 53-year-old South St. Paul man has been charged with theft, after police say he stole thousands of dollars worth of detergent from a retailer. According to the criminal...
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Man Arrested For 8th DWI Offense
MAROMETTE, Wis. (WCCO) — A 50-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence with a child in the car. The man, Jeffery Lewis Young, was stopped for speeding on Highway 70 around 3:54 p.m. on...
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Man Charged In Wayzata Jewelry Store Burglary
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-year-old St. Paul man has been accused of burglarizing a Wayzata jewelry store and is being linked to others, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. Virgil Lee...
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St. Paul Woman Speaks Again After Thief Stole Her Voice
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A St. Paul woman got her voice back Monday after a thief stole the device that allows her to talk last week, the woman’s mother says. Frances “Vicki” Swenson, mother of 38-year-old...
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Reward Offered For Info. In Alexandria Home Invasion
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are hoping a $2,500 reward will help them find a man accused of assaulting an 85-year-old in his home earlier this month. Officials say shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 1,...
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Police Seek Public’s Help To ID Popcorn Shop Robber
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man suspected of robbing a local popcorn shop. Officers were called around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 7 to Tom’s Popcorn Shop, 4708...
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Man Charged With Murder For Millennium Hotel Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 33-year-old man is charged with murder for a fatal shooting at a downtown hotel. Brian Vincent Griffin, of Dayton, Minn., was charged with second-degree murder and attempted...
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