Cops Search For Robber Who Vaulted Teller Counter, Fled With Cash
RICHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) – A robber vaulted a Richfield bank’s teller counter and demanded cash Friday morning, police say. According to authorities, at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, the First National Bank of...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Attacked In Park, Twice, In St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (WCCO) — Police are investigating after a woman reported being choked, twice, at a park in St. Cloud. Police say the incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Sunday at Calvary Park, 1800...
View ArticlePolice: 2 Stabbed At Minnesota State Fair
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Two people are in the hospital after being stabbed at the Minnesota State Fair Sunday evening, according to police. The double stabbing occurred at approximately 6:15 p.m. near the...
View ArticleSchaffhausen Expected To Enter Plea On Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man who is accused of killing his three daughters at their River Falls, Wis., home last month is scheduled to appear in St. Croix County Court on Tuesday. Aaron Schaffhausen is...
View ArticlePolice Still Searching For Suspect In State Fair Stabbing
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Police are still looking for the person who stabbed two men at the Minnesota State Fair last night. It happened just before 6 p.m. Sunday at one of the busiest...
View ArticlePolice: Man Knocked Unconscious, Stabbed Inside Wis. Home
HUDSON, Wis. (WCCO) – Police are looking for an apparent home intruder after they tracked a 911 call to a home where a man had been stabbed in North Hudson, Wis. on Sunday night. The victim, who was...
View ArticleCoon Rapids Woman Found Dead, Fridley Man Released
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Fridley man was arrested and released without charges after a 33-year-old Coon Rapids woman was found dead Sunday. Police say officers responded to a Coon Rapids residence around...
View ArticleDWI Crackdown Results In 605 Drunk Driving Arrests
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota police officers have arrested 605 drunk drivers after two weekends of a statewide DWI enforcement campaign. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety...
View Article2 Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Meth
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Minnesota, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Alfredo Cazares-Medina, 40, of Phoenix,...
View ArticleFormer Wadena Co. Social Worker Gets 1 Year For Sex Crimes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A former social worker in Wadena County has been sentenced to a year in jail after having sexual relations with two young men and using his authority over them to make threats,...
View ArticleHopkins Police: Help ID Walgreens Armed Robber
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) – Hopkins police are asking for help identifying an armed robbery suspect. At 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, officers responded to an armed robbery at the Walgreens on Black Road North....
View ArticleFather Accused Of Killing 3 Girls Refuses To Enter Plea
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) –A father accused of killing his three little girls returned to court Tuesday. Amara, Sophie, and Cecilla died in their River Falls home last month. Police say their father, Aaron...
View ArticleControversy Brews With Lawmaker On Paid Leave During Porn Case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – There’s more controversy brewing at the State Capitol and this time, it’s over a Minnesota House staffer being paid while he’s on leave. That’s because he’s been charged for...
View ArticleArson Suspected In Lake Elmo House Fire
LAKE ELMO, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating a house fire in Lake Elmo Wednesday morning that was believed to be set intentionally. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a report...
View ArticleRobber Strikes St. Paul Bank
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police seek the public’s help to find a bank robber who struck at a St. Paul Wells Fargo branch location on Tuesday afternoon. The robbery happened on the 1800 block of Grand...
View ArticleMinn. Sees Continued Drop In DWI Arrests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota public safety officials are reporting encouraging numbers in their campaign against drunken driving. An annual late-summer enforcement campaign has resulted in fewer...
View Article2 Charged In $24K Theft From State Fair Food Favorite
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Two men have been charged with stealing $24,000 from a popular Minnesota State Fair food booth last week. The money was stolen from the French Meadow Bakery and Café...
View ArticleJail Officials Reportedly Worried Schaffhausen Will Commit Suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Court documents show officials are worried the father accused of killing his three daughters may try to commit suicide while in jail. According to the documents, Aaron Schaffhausen...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty To Swindling Banks Of More Than $1.4 Million
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Lakeville man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to swindling more than $1.4 million in loans from multiple banks, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Kevin A. Dahl, 57,...
View ArticleSt. Paul Police Address YouTube Arrest Video
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – St. Paul Police say they will address the content of a YouTube video showing an alleged incident of police brutality. The video was recently posted to YouTube, and shows a man...
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