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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Tag: Crime

Police say permit holder left gun in car after crashing into snow bank

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams March 5, 2014, 3:32 PM Mar 5, 2014
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Last year, I blogged about some of the hundreds of gun-related cases prosecuted in Hennepin County.  I’ll keep following county gun cases this year too, and will update The Cities each month with some noteworthy items. Here’s what I found in February: Minneapolis police say a man with a permit to carry a handgun crashed Read more →

New year brings new charges for repeat gun offenders

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams February 4, 2014, 3:34 PM Feb 4, 2014
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I blogged about some of the hundreds of gun-related cases prosecuted in Hennepin County. I’ll keep following county gun cases this year too, and will update The Cities each month with some noteworthy items. Read more →

No one wished him Happy Birthday: 2013 gun crime in Hennepin County

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams January 23, 2014, 3:23 PM Jan 23, 2014
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Hennepin County gun crime cases from 2013 that stood out as being either fairly typical or unusual. Read more →

Man shot by ex-girlfriend’s dad acquitted

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 23, 2013, 4:27 PM Dec 23, 2013
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Man shot by ex-girlfriend’s dad acquitted Read more →

Judge gets paternal on convicted thief

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams December 20, 2013, 4:40 PM Dec 20, 2013
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A judge delivers a lesson to a young father guilty of theft. Read more →

Testimony: Man shot daughter’s ex-boyfriend then called police

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams December 18, 2013, 6:14 PM Dec 18, 2013
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In the wee hours of the morning on Feb. 3, Amos McGhee, 56, was roused from a deep sleep by his 21-year-old daughter Amy who came into his room crying and screaming.  McGhee said it sounded like his daughter’s abusive boyfriend was in the house.  So he got dressed, grabbed a loaded .22 caliber pistol Read more →

Minneapolis police organize public safety walk near U

Cody NelsonCody Nelson December 6, 2013, 5:55 PM Dec 6, 2013
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Responding to new safety concerns near the University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis police are hosting a public safety walk tonight through neighborhoods near campus. Read more →

How to spot a police officer

Trisha VolpeTrisha Volpe November 26, 2013, 3:35 PM Nov 26, 2013
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Investigators looking for a man, or possibly two men, who impersonated a police officer and sexually assaulted two women are reminding people that any real officer will tell you his or her name and law enforcement agency. That’s one of the tips Anoka County Commander Paul Sommer shared with me today regarding your rights in Read more →

Minneapolis police investigate possible gang connection to Epic killing

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams November 19, 2013, 2:27 PM Nov 19, 2013
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Gang violence may behind the death of a man shot inside Epic nightclub Nov. 3, according to court documents filed recently in Hennepin County District Court. Police say Tyrone Washington Jr., 27, was shot in the downtown club and found dead outside on the sidewalk around 1 a.m.  Homicide investigator Sgt. Emily Dunphy states in Read more →

Police raising money to outfit K-9 dog officers with protective vests

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams November 14, 2013, 9:39 AM Nov 14, 2013
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Police officers wear bulletproof vests because they face the very real possibility of being shot or stabbed while performing their jobs.  But what about police dogs? Over the years, several Minneapolis police dogs have been seriously injured or killed on the job. In 2000, K-9 Sam was awarded the department’s Medal of Honor after he Read more →

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