Police Investigating After Reported Albertville Luring Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Wright County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a luring incident was reported in Albertville over the weekend. Authorities said the incident happened on the 5000 block...
View ArticleAuthorities: ‘Career Criminal’ Used Drug Abusers, Homeless As Accomplices
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 56-year-old West St. Paul man has been found guilty of two counts of identity theft. The jury also found that he’s a career criminal, which makes him eligible for a tough...
View ArticleFamily Seeks Closure After Father Is Burned To Death
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On May 29, a passer-by found 58-year-old Richard Johnson under a bridge near Dunwoody Avenue in Minneapolis. He was on fire. Johnson died two weeks later. Police initially ruled...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspect In Burger King Armed Robbery
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect after a person committed an armed robbery at Burger King in the west metro late Monday night. Police said the...
View ArticleMan, 82, Sentenced To 30 Years For Murder Of Teacher
WILLMAR, Minn. (WCCO) — An 82-year-old Paynesville man has been sentenced to over 30 years in prison for shooting a Minnesota teacher to death following an altercation. Delbert Huber faces the...
View Article3 Juveniles Charged In Big Lake Church Vandalism
BIG LAKE, Minn. (WCCO) — Three juveniles have been charged with allegedly causing extensive amount of damage to – as well as burglarizing from – a Big Lake church. On Aug. 1, 2012, Big Lake cops...
View ArticleStillwater Man Facing 27 Counts In Woodbury Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 25-year-old Stillwater man was charged Tuesday in connection with the Woodbury hotel standoff last Friday that left one person dead and several others hurt. Demetrius Santrell...
View ArticleAlbert Lea Man Sentenced For Child Porn
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 33-year-old Albert Lea man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for possessing approximately 5,700 images of child pornography as well as receiving a video containing similar...
View ArticleCareer Criminal Pleads Guilty To Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 56-year-old man who has been convicted of multiple violent felonies pleaded guilty in district court Tuesday to possessing a 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun. Samuel Westmoreland, of...
View ArticleYouTube Video Shows Man Kicking Cop In Face At Fair
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Two men have been charged with assault after a fight broke out at the Minnesota State Fair and a police officer was kicked in the face. Authorities say the incident...
View Article1 Year Later, ‘Baby Angel’ Mystery Still Frustrating Investigators
HOMER, Minn. (WCCO) — The mystery of “Baby Angel” continues one year after a child’s body was found floating in the Mississippi River. The seven pound infant girl was found on Sept. 5th by boaters...
View ArticleSuspected White Supremacist Sentenced On Weapons Charge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man with suspected ties to white supremacist groups has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing an assault rifle. U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle on...
View ArticlePolice: Shooting In St. Paul Sends 3 To Hospital
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A shooting in St. Paul Wednesday afternoon sent three males to the hospital, authorities said. Howie Padilla, of St. Paul Police, said officers responded to a report of a...
View ArticleStandoff In N. St. Paul Calls For SWAT Team, Evacuated Homes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police in North St. Paul said they have been dealing with an emotionally disturbed man on the 2000 Block of 6th Street North since Wednesday afternoon. Police said they...
View ArticleNurse Charged With Stealing Meds From St. Cloud Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 42-year-old Kimball nurse has been charged with fraudulently acquiring a controlled substance from a span of over a year, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. From...
View ArticleMedical Examiner ID’s Body Found In Coon Rapids
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (WCCO) –- Authorities have confirmed that a body was found near the Coon Rapids Dam Tuesday night was the 31-year-old man who went missing on Aug. 25. According to a release from the...
View ArticleHopkins Man Arrested, Charged For Illegal Narcotics, Guns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 27-year-old Hopkins man has been charged with nine felonies after an investigation located illegal narcotics and firearms in his home and vehicle, according to the Southwest...
View ArticleHomeowners: Beware Of Asphalt Driveway Scam
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Sitting on the front porch of her Bloomington home, elderly homeowner Pat Wildgen is wise beyond her years and not about to fall for a fly-by-night offer. “He said he...
View ArticleCops: Help Police Locate Mo. Homicide Suspect Thought To Be In S. Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis Police Department wants the public’s help in locating a homicide suspect from Missouri thought to be in south Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Police Department...
View ArticleMo. Homicide Suspect Turns Himself Into Mpls. Police
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis Police Department says a homicide suspect from Missouri has turned himself into authorities. The Minneapolis Police Department Homicide Unit was contacted on...
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