Jury Convicts New Hope Man In Domestic Murder
NEW HOPE, Minn. (WCCO) – On Tuesday morning a jury convicted Douglas Carl Manney in the killing of his girlfriend, Kristeen Sandeen, in their New Hope apartment last year. Manney, 51, was convicted of...
View ArticlePatrol: Wis. Man Arrested For Fifth OWI Offense
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WCCO) – A Beloit, Wis., man was arrested for his fifth offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, says the Wisconsin State Patrol. According to the patrol, Craig...
View ArticleAuthorities Looking For Suspects In Bar Burglary
WATERTOWN, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for at least two suspects after a bar in a small town west of the Twin Cities was burglarized early Monday morning. The Carver County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticlePolice: Man Found Dead In Alley After Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are investing an apparent murder in Minneapolis after a man was found dead in an alley Wednesday morning. Police were called just before 3 a.m. to the 2100 block of...
View ArticleCharges: Woman Stole Jewelry, Money From Grandmother
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 21-year-old Burnsville woman is accused of stealing and pawning thousands of dollars in jewelry and stealing hundreds more in cash from her grandmother, according to charges...
View ArticleSuit Over Ex-Viking Berrian’s Blackberry Settled
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Court documents show Bernard Berrian has reached a settlement with a California couple who found his Blackberry and allegedly threatened to sell its contents unless the former...
View Article2nd Guilty Plea In Minneapolis Home Invasion, Murder
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A second man has pleaded guilty to the 2011 home invasion and fatal shooting in Minneapolis, announced the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Semaj Williams, 22, of Brooklyn Park...
View ArticleCops: Husband, Wife Forge $24,000 Money Order For Jewelry
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) – A 61-year-old man and his 21-year-old wife, both of Gheen, Minn., were arrested for purchasing nearly $25,000 in jewelry from an Anoka jeweler on layaway with a fraudulent money...
View ArticleThieves Steal Copper From Outdoor Ice Rink
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Someone stole 64 copper pipes from the refrigeration system at the Phalen rink in St. Paul. Now crews have to figure out how to replace it and get it ready for the start of...
View ArticleMinn. Pastor, 55, Charged With Criminal Sexual Conduct
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (WCCO) — A 55-year-old Cambridge man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct while giving spiritual device as a minister, according to the Isanti County Attorney’s Office. Ryan...
View ArticleIowa Parents Accused Of Locking Teens In Basement
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — A mother and father have been charged with false imprisonment after their adopted teenage children told authorities their parents locked them in the basement of their suburban Des...
View ArticleMinnesota Officials: Starving Of Boy ‘Egregious’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials are asking a judge to terminate the parental rights of a Minnesota couple accused of starving one of their four children, saying the 8-year-old boy suffered egregious harm...
View ArticleMinn. Couple Sentenced For Mortgage Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Stillwater couple for orchestrating a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge David Doty on Thursday sentenced 52-year-old James Hoffman...
View ArticleWife Of Imprisoned Denny Hecker: ‘He Was Made For Me’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Theirs may not be your typical love story. But in a WCCO exclusive, Denny Hecker’s wife says she and the imprisoned former auto dealer were made for each other. The two married...
View ArticleArmed Man Abducts Toddler In St. Louis Park; Amber Alert Issued
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities issued an amber alert Thursday night after they say an armed man abducted a 17-month-old girl. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says 31-year-old George...
View ArticleSubject Of Amber Alert Found Safe, Suspect In Custody
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (WCCO/AP) — Police say a toddler who was taken by her armed, non-custodial father in St. Louis Park has been found safe. Authorities say the father took the 17-month-old girl...
View ArticleCharges: Employee Stole $26K From Used Children’s Store
ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) – A 34-year-old Brooklyn Park woman was charged with stealing $26,000 from her employer, a used children’s clothing and toy store. Deva Ann Sauer was charged with theft as...
View ArticleChaska Police Search For Target Store Thief
CHASKA, Minn. (WCCO) – Chaska Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who walked out of a Target store with over $600 worth of merchandise. Police say the suspect left the store on...
View ArticleHastings Police Looking For Credit Card Thief
HASTINGS, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are looking for a suspect they believe stole a wallet and credit cards from a car in a mall parking lot in Hastings on Sunday. Police were called at about 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleLumberjack Days Employee Charged With Theft By Check
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – A Stillwater man who worked for the city’s annual Lumberjack Days Festival has been charged with five counts each of theft by check and issuing dishonored checks. According...
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