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Lawsuit: Man in crisis left unresponsive, covered in blood and feces in Dakota County jail
A federal lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges that Dakota County jail employees left a Farmington man covered in feces, blood and vomit in a padded cell while his mental and physical health rapidly deteriorated. Caleb Duffy was arrested by Hastings police on July 4, 2022, for probable cause domestic assault....
Charges: Woman and her boyfriend shot teenage girl
ST PAUL, Minn — An adult woman and her boyfriend have been charged for shooting a teenage girl in St. Paul on Saturday. According to charging documents, the shooting victim’s mother believes the shooting stemmed from a Stillwater robbery case in which the mother is cooperating with the prosecution of 29-year-old Kalosha Shavette Minor.
Farmington Man Charged with Multiple Felonies Including Controlled Substance and Firearm Offenses
APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA - A Farmington man, identified as Nahom Asfaw Kelemwork, is facing serious legal charges following his arrest on July 10, 2024. The Dakota County Attorney's Office has filed a complaint alleging that Kelemwork committed several offenses, including controlled substance crimes and possession of a firearm without a permit.
St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of a Tobacco Store
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a St. Paul tobacco store, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, on February 3, 2024, Derrick Lamont Powell, 33, walked into a tobacco store in St. Paul, pointed a handgun at the clerk, and said, "this is a stickup." Powell pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the clerk, counted to five, and demanded cash and cigarettes from the clerk. Powell then fled the store with $810 in cash and several packs of cigarettes.
Charges: Twin Cities Man Broke Into Rochester Home Twice, Stole Victim’s Phone
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Twin Cities man is facing a list of felony charges tied to a pair of reported burglaries and a theft at a Rochester home. That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Wednesday. The first alleged burglary occurred on Monday and the second happened on Tuesday.
Charges suspended in Maple Grove mail theft case
Charges have been suspended in a St. Paul woman’s case that included mail theft charges from a Maple Grove business. Sara Callahan, 43, was in court July 10 when the state decided to suspend prosecution of the felony mail theft charge for one year. Callahan was originally taken into custody by Maple Grove police on Jan. 26 after the department received a call of an unwanted party at the Extended...
Vandals target Islamic center site 8 times in 6 weeks
Twin Cities Muslim leaders are calling for a hate crime investigation after vandals targeted the site of a new Islamic center eight times since late May. Security camera images released Wednesday by the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations show a group of boys breaking into the Tibyan Center in St. Anthony, which is set to open later this year in a former bank building.
Man drowns, teen rescued from from Lake Marion in Lakeville
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old man who drowned and the teenager saved from Lake Marion over the weekend did not know how to swim. The sheriff’s office said law enforcement responded to the lake around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday on a...
Twin Cities Man Convicted in Case of Rochester Police Chase & Burglary Involving Child
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- An Olmsted County Judge has returned a verdict for a case involving a Rochester Police chase connected to a reported kidnapping. The incident that led to the filing of multiple felony charges occurred in late January when Rochester Police learned that 42-year-old Roderick Malone had taken his child out of Gibbs Elementary School.
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