Another exciting weekend in Minneapolis crime
A carjacking/robbery spree near the state’s flagship University ends with overturned car on I-35W. As if the University of Minnesota police (UMPD) didn’t have enough to deal with this weekend…
A carjacking/robbery spree near the state’s flagship University ends with overturned car on I-35W. As if the University of Minnesota police (UMPD) didn’t have enough to deal with this weekend…
After months of contentious discussion and at least three deaths in city parks last year, the Rochester City Council voted to prohibit homeless camps on all city property. The ban…
Ashley Dyrdahl, 35, the live-in girlfriend of Shannon Gooden who killed three Burnsville first responders last month before taking his own life, was indicted today on federal charges including the…
Another incident illustrates how quickly the downward spiral is accelerating. Esperanza Rae Harding, age 20, no permanent address, is being held on $1,500,000 bail, accused of murdering her 7-month-old son,…
As the Director of Housing Stability for Hennepin County, David Hewitt’s ambitious goal is to make homelessness in the Twin Cities rare, brief, and nonrecurring. On April 20, 2023, Hewitt…
With Minnesota’s public safety strategies at a crossroads, it is more important than ever to ensure those strategies are built on solid information and not hopeful narratives. Center of the…
Rising crime is a major concern for most Minnesotans, and rightfully so. In 2020 Minnesota became a high crime state for the first time in our history, and trendlines suggest…
On July 21, American Experiment’s public safety expert David Zimmer joined the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) for a special meeting to discuss their move to eliminate the Custody Status…
Another incident illustrates how quickly the downward spiral is accelerating. Esperanza Rae Harding, age 20, no permanent address, is being held on $1,500,000 bail, accused of murdering her 7-month-old son,…
Ashley Dyrdahl, 35, the live-in girlfriend of Shannon Gooden who killed three Burnsville first responders last month before taking his own life, was indicted today on federal charges including the…
A carjacking/robbery spree near the state’s flagship University ends with overturned car on I-35W. As if the University of Minnesota police (UMPD) didn’t have enough to deal with this weekend…
After months of contentious discussion and at least three deaths in city parks last year, the Rochester City Council voted to prohibit homeless camps on all city property. The ban…
On July 31, 2023, at 2 a.m. on busy metro freeway, Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, during an attempt to arrest Cobb for violating…