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    December 14, 2018
    Creator of imitation Woodbury Thrives website violated campaign practices law, judges rule
    ST. PAUL — A three-judge panel at the state Office of Administrative Hearings ruled Dec. 6 that the creator of a website that caused confusion around political endorsements in Woodbury knowingly violated campaign practices law.
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 14, 2018 - 3:37pm
    December 11, 2018
    Lori Swanson was elected attorney general of the state of Minnesota in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. She is Minnesota’s 29th attorney general and its first female attorney general. Courtesy photo
    Minnesota AG sues Virginia tax debt settlement company
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on Tuesday, Dec. 11 brought a lawsuit against a Virginia-based tax settlement company, alleging...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 11, 2018 - 12:36pm
    December 10, 2018
    A person is seen taking packages from a porch early Sunday, Dec. 9 in the Summerlin Drive area in Woodbury. Courtesy of the Woodbury Public Safety Department Facebook page
    Update: Suspect identified in package theft
    Woodbury police are asking for help in identifying a person seen Sunday, Dec. 9 taking packages from a porch. The thief was caught on camera...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 10, 2018 - 6:48pm
    December 6, 2018
    Brandon Gilbert Bacchus
    Mahtomedi man charged with firearm violation
    LAKELAND — A Mahtomedi man was arrested on Nov. 25 after allegedly threatening another man with a gun. Brandon Gilbert Bacchus, 35, has...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 6, 2018 - 6:00am
    December 5, 2018
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    VIDEO: Minnesota troopers followed pursuit procedures when suspect struck children at playground
    ST. PAUL - Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers followed the agency's pursuit procedures during a high-speed chase last June that resulted in...
    news/crime-and-courtsDecember 5, 2018 - 9:04am
    November 29, 2018
    Mark Eric Henderson, 19, was killed Aug. 31, 2012, in a fatal police officer-involved shooting in Woodbury. Photo courtesy of Tawana Henderson
    Appeals court overturns dismissal of lawsuit against Woodbury police who killed man in 2012 hostage situation
    A federal appellate court has ruled that a jury should decide a lawsuit brought against three Woodbury police officers who shot and killed a...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 29, 2018 - 6:13pm
    November 27, 2018
    Jeffrey Mark Eldred
    Minnesota man took video of his Tinder date while she slept naked in his bed, charges say
    ST. PAUL - Jeffrey Mark Eldred reportedly met the woman on Tinder, a dating website. He invited her over to his Shoreview home earlier this month,...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 27, 2018 - 2:03pm
    November 23, 2018
    The verdict form from a 1997 civil trial states Jim Neumann murdered his then-wife, Jane Neumann. Twenty five years later, some people who were close to the case say criminal charges should still be brought against Jim Neumann.
    25 years later, controversial Hudson death investigation in holding pattern
    HUDSON — The passage of time is hardly detectable as Mark Gherty discusses the case of Jane Neumann's death. Distances, times of day, pieces...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 23, 2018 - 9:42am
    November 22, 2018
    Western Wisconsin Journal host Jamie Johnson interviews Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel in this screenshot from the River Channel program. A clip from this episode was used in season two of Netflix’s "Making a Murderer." Image from Western Wisconsin Journal
    River Channel clip appears in 'Making a Murderer'
    Hudson residents binging through the latest season of Netflix's hit show "Making a Murderer" may notice some familiar footage. A clip from Hudson...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 22, 2018 - 2:00pm
    November 20, 2018
    Jose Santos Barrios
    St. Paul man charged with alleged domestic assault
    WOODBURY — A St. Paul man was arrested Nov. 11 for allegedly strangling and assaulting his girlfriend in a Woodbury motel room. Jose Santos...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 20, 2018 - 4:00pm
    Infographic: Holiday DWI enforcement in Minnesota
    To help curb drunken driving this holiday season, more than 300 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota will take part in an extra DWI enforcement...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 20, 2018 - 2:08pm
    Dominique Marie Wegleitner
    St. Paul woman charged with mail theft, stealing more than 200 identities
    WOODBURY — A St. Paul woman was arrested Nov. 6 for allegedly assisting in stealing mail from Woodbury mailboxes. Dominique Marie Wegleitner,...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 20, 2018 - 11:00am
    November 19, 2018
    Washington County Attorney Pete Orput poses with a bat that circulates among prosecutors in his office who win jury trials. Orput calls it the “Heavy Hitters Club.” Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Plea deals vs. trials: Driving hard bargains in Minn., Wis. courtrooms
    HUDSON — Attorneys on both sides of a high-profile St. Croix County threats case shook hands in late September after delivering impassioned...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 19, 2018 - 1:29pm
    November 15, 2018
    Spike in hate crimes nationwide, in Minnesota
    Reported hate crimes spiked by 17 percent nationwide and 23 percent in Minnesota, according to a new FBI report released Tuesday, Nov. 13. Last year, 7,175 crimes were reported nationwide, up from 6,121 in 2016. In Minnesota, 42 law enforcement agencies reported 146 bias-related crimes,...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 15, 2018 - 7:00pm
    November 14, 2018
    Sophia Wang Navas, 50, of Chino Hills, Calif. Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office
    Leader of international sex ring that targeted Minn., ND sent to prison
    ST. PAUL — The last of four suspects involved in an international sex trafficking ring that preyed on foreign-born women in Minnesota and...
    news/crime-and-courtsNovember 14, 2018 - 11:28am
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