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Couple Arrested, Woman Accused Of Throwing Puppies
FRIDLEY, Minn. (AP) — Police in Anoka County say a man was arrested for punching his girlfriend, who retaliated by throwing 1-week-old puppies at him. Both are in the Anoka County Jail, according to...
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Charge: Trucking Company Boss Swindles Workers, Pockets Money
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The owner of a trucking company faces a felony charge of theft by swindle for allegedly building a scheme network that allowed him to avoid paying employees the wages they earned....
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2 Arrested After Synthetic Drug Bust In St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Two people were arrested and a 4-year-old girl was taken into protective custody after a synthetic drug bust in St. Paul Thursday morning, according to the Ramsey County...
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Cops: Carl Pavano Was Target Of Extortion
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police say Minnesota Twins Pitcher Carl Pavano is the target of an extortion plot. According to court documents: A high school friend of Pavano’s threatened to go public about an...
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Police: Man Arrested After Robbing TCF Bank In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 49-year-old Minneapolis man is accused of robbing a TCF Bank at gunpoint on Wednesday, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County Court. Brady Anthony Johnson was...
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Cops Find 268 Pounds Of Marijuana At Drug Bust
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 44-year-old Brooklyn Park man was arrested Tuesday after police seized 268 pounds of marijuana in a drug bust, according to charges filed Thursday in Hennepin County Court....
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Police Looking For Suspect In Abduction Of Girl, 12
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — There is a reward tonight to find a man who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl at a bus stop and took off with her in his car. She eventually escaped and called 911. She said...
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Police Investigating Homicide In St. Paul
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Police are investigating after they found a 56-year-old man shot dead in the entryway of his St. Paul home. Police say someone called for help from inside the home at 3 a.m. Friday....
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Rash Of Robberies Has Mpls Neighborhood On Alert
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police have the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis on high alert after a rash of robberies in the area over the last two weeks. Authorities say there have been 19 reported...
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Savage Man Sentenced In $13M Mortgage Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Savage, Minn. man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after making a plea agreement in a $13 million mortgage fraud scheme. Ericyan Anthony McDavid, 37, was...
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Deputies: Iowa Couple Left Kids (Ages 2, 4) Home Alone
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque County couple have been charged with leaving their children, ages 2 and 4, home alone while going out for dinner. Authorities say 31-year-old Casey Kuhl and his wife,...
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Son Charged With Murder In Mother’s Death
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The son of an 83-year-old Bismarck woman has been charged with murdering her. Dean Grenstiner is to make his first court appearance late Friday. He faces a murder charge that...
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Man Gets 12 Years In Prison For Assaulting His Dad
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Anoka County judge sentenced a 35-year-old man to 12 years in prison for beating up his 81-year-old father and threatening him with a handgun, authorities said. A jury found...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery In Columbia Heights
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 35-year-old Fridley man has pleaded guilty to using a .38-caliber pistol to rob a Columbia Heights convenience store on March 11, 2011, according to the Columbia Heights Police...
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Police: 2 Women Stole Purses, Friend Sold Them On Facebook
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two Twin Cities women are accused of stealing several Coach purses from retail stores, then having a friend offer them up for sale on the social media site Facebook, according to...
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Charges: St. Paul Man Sexually Assaulted Vulnerable Adult
HASTINGS (WCCO) — A Burnsville foster care facility worker has been accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old vulnerable woman, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Geoffrey Edward...
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Mpls Police: 2 Men Stole iPhone From 4-Year-Old’s Hands
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There’s been a spike in the number of smartphones stolen across the country, and one of the latest thefts happened to a little boy in Minneapolis. Minneapolis police say two young...
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Ex-Coon Rapids Cop Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Child
ANOKA (WCCO) — A 61-year-old former Coon Rapids police officer has been sentenced to prison for the sexual assault of a child between 1984 and 1987, according to the Anoka County Attorney’s Office. In...
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Police: Cop Accidentally Shoots Fellow Officer, Suspect Arrested
Update: Sgt. Steven McCarty of the Minneapolis Police said that the suspect, Roosevelt Montgomery, was finally arrested in Golden Valley. No other details have been released on his arrest. MINNEAPOLIS...
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Seat Belt Patrols Stepped Up In 10 Minn. Counties
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol is planning extra seat belt enforcement next week in the 10 greater Minnesota counties that have seen the highest number of unbelted deaths and...
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