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Man Sentenced For Role In Fargo Armed Robberies
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of robbing a Fargo convenience store and a liquor store at gunpoint last fall has been sentenced to serve two years in prison and three years on probation....
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Burglars Break Into Church, Steal $3K In Equipment
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) – Just days before Easter, a church in Columbia Heights was the target of a burglary, according to a criminal complaint filed in Anoka County. Five accused burglars...
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Minneapolis BNC Bank Robber Charged
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 43-year-old man accused of robbing the BNC Bank in Minneapolis, armed with a gun, has been charged. Andrew Joseph Puopolo was charged with one count of second-degree aggravated...
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O.J. Simpson’s Former Girlfriend Facing Drug Charges In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota woman who once was O.J. Simpson’s girlfriend is facing drug charges in Moorhead, Minn. Thirty-seven-year-old Christie Prody is accused of stealing pain killers from...
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Possible Sexual Assault At Juvenile Facility Investigated
LINO LAKES, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are looking into the possibility that an inmate was sexually assaulted by a corrections officer at a juvenile facility. According to Anoka County Cmdr. Paul...
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APNewsBreak: Man With MN Ties Added To Most Wanted
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former teacher with Arizona ties accused of possessing and producing child pornography in Washington, D.C., has been added to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list,...
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Police: Arrest Made In Brooklyn Center Murder
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (WCCO) – Brooklyn Center Police have made an arrest in the murder of a man found dead in his home on Girard Avenue back in February. Authorities said charges are expected to be...
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Family Talks About Parents, Sister Killed At Day Care
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — Relatives of the victims of a triple slaying at a Brooklyn Park home day care spoke out Tuesday, in an effort to stop these kinds of crimes from happening and find the...
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Family Mourns Loss Of 22-Year-Old Shot, Killed In NE Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A family is in mourning the death of a 22-year-old man who was gunned down as he went to deliver food to a family friend. A memorial is now set up where Jody Patzner, Jr. was shot...
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Iowa City Man Burned, Then Charged
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A 34-year-old Iowa City man who was burned in an accident has been charged with a misdemeanor: reckless use of fire. Iowa City police say Daryl Goolsby was burned on Jan. 3 and...
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Man In Custody After Fatal Brooklyn Park Stabbing
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — One man has been taken into custody after an overnight homicide in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to a stabbing on the 8100 block of...
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Iowa Man, 3 Teens Face Charges For Nude Pics
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say three teenage girls have been charged with sending nude pictures of themselves to an Iowa man who’s been charged for possessing the photos. The girls are ages 16...
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Father Accused Of Stomping Toddler Arrested
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – Authorities say they’ve caught up with a man accused of repeatedly stomping on the head of his 2-year-old child and assaulting the toddler’s mother in Coon Rapids. The...
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County Sheriffs: Dramatic Increase In Heroin-Related Deaths
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The number of heroin-related deaths has increased dramatically, according to Hennepin County officials. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom and...
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Charges: Woman Murdered Ex-Boyfriend In Brooklyn Center
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 39-year-old Eden Valley woman is accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend to death in his Brooklyn Center home back in February, according to charges filed Wednesday in Hennepin...
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Transcript Of 911 Call Released From Triple Homicide
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — The transcript from the 911 call made after three people were found dead at an in-home day care has been released, as police continue to search for the suspect. Relatives...
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4 Murders In 2 Days: Brooklyn Park Police Address Violence
BROOKLYN PARK (WCCO) — In about a 48-hour span, four people have been killed in a Brooklyn Park suburb. Now, police are meeting with residents to talk about the homicides – and offer solutions to the...
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FBI: Alleged Child Pornographer Enters 10 Most Wanted List
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An alleged child pornographer with Minnesota ties has taken Osama Bin Laden’s place on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list. Eric Toth was indicted in 2008 for creating and possession of...
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Iowa Man’s 50-Year Term For Spreading HIV Upholds
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a 50-year prison term for an Iowa City man convicted of having unprotected sex with women while knowing he carried the virus that causes AIDS. U.S....
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St. Paul Man Gets 12 Years For Setting Girlfriend’s Son On Fire
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for dousing his girlfriend’s 19-year-old son with lighter fluid and setting him on fire last summer. Curtis Edwin Reed,...
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