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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Tag: Crime

Man suing for wrongful imprisonment behind bars again

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams October 20, 2014, 11:00 AM Oct 20, 2014
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Lavelle Bible, the Minneapolis man who tried to sue the state after he was imprisoned for three years longer than his 2004 criminal sexual conduct convictions allowed for, is in the Hennepin County jail on a felony first degree burglary charge. Read more →

Catch this vandal, never go hungry again

Tim NelsonTim Nelson September 5, 2014, 3:40 PM Sep 5, 2014
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The folks at World Street Kitchen want you to track down the graffiti tagger BUMR. Badly. And they’re offering a once-in-a-lifetime reward. URGENT: Please help us identify this vandal. Reward, A LIFE TIME OF BURRITOS. (This is not a joke) pic.twitter.com/N956zGwk4J — World Street Kitchen (@eatwsk1) September 5, 2014 “We really want to get this Read more →

The numbers: police lethal force in MN

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams August 22, 2014, 6:14 PM Aug 22, 2014
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The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri nearly two weeks ago has sparked larger conversations about how often police use lethal force and when it is necessary.  A report published earlier this year by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shows how often law enforcement officers used their guns Read more →

Shootings up, homicides down so far this year in Mpls.

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams July 1, 2014, 3:10 PM Jul 1, 2014
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So far, 14 homicides have been tallied in 2014, compared to 16 in the first six months of 2013. The 14 killed includes a victim wounded in 2013 who died this year and was tallied as a 2014 homicide. Read more →

Nearly no Minneapolis murders in May

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams June 3, 2014, 1:10 PM Jun 3, 2014
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If the department hadn’t included Larry Jones in its May tally, it would have been the city’s first homicide-free month since January of 2012. Read more →

Mpls. honors cops who saved lives, faced danger

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams May 13, 2014, 2:24 PM May 13, 2014
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Minneapolis police honors cops, citizens who faced danger. Read more →

Police: Men say they bought guns for protection

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams May 1, 2014, 7:09 AM May 1, 2014
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Three men with criminal records prohibiting them from possessing firearms who were arrested and charged in three separate incidents in April allegedly told police they bought their guns on the street “for protection.” According to court documents filed recently in Hennepin County District Court, Rayandre Torrence, 28, told police officers he purchased the gun he was Read more →

Police: Former Sam’s Club employee robs store at gunpoint

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams April 7, 2014, 1:39 PM Apr 7, 2014
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Last year, I blogged about some of the hundreds of gun-related cases prosecuted in Hennepin County.  I’m following county gun cases this year too, and updating The Cities each month with some noteworthy items. Here’s what I found in March: Bloomington Police say when an employee of the Sam’s Club on West American Boulevard saw Read more →

Stanek seeks third term as Sheriff

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams March 6, 2014, 1:49 PM Mar 6, 2014
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Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek will make his re-election announcement from a restaurant in northeast Minneapolis tonight.  He was first elected in 2006 and reelected in 2010. During his tenure as Sheriff, Stanek has been a part of conversations between law enforcement officials from across the country and President Obama over measures to combat  gun Read more →

There are traces of you everywhere

Trisha VolpeTrisha Volpe March 6, 2014, 6:23 AM Mar 6, 2014
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I love to understand how stuff works. So when I recently had the opportunity to peek into the world of crime-solving, I jumped at the chance. You can’t help but wonder if all those crime shows on television have it right. How can you possibly solve a complicated murder-mystery in an hour — minus 20 Read more →

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