The so-called North Star Act would prohibit cooperation on the part of local, county and state law enforcement agencies with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. American Experiment’s latest Thinking…
Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson, 76 years old, died yesterday after a battle with cancer. His death brings to mind the awful events of 1994 that included the brutal murders of…
Conflicting political positions on gun control and criminality make Minnesotans less safe.
While events are still unfolding, it has been reported that a Hennepin County deputy was shot and another deputy injured shortly before noon today in the 13000 block of Crestwood…
The Bait In 2023, Governor Tim Walz’s budget proposal included funding for public safety in the form of a one-time $300 million infusion divided between cities and counties over 10,000…
This week, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and city leaders held a press conference to announce that the city is now prepared to properly respond to future crisis events, such as…
A 2003 murder case illustrates the ongoing problem with violent felons released early. An April 1 press release from the U.S. Attorney caught my eye. It was no joke. 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…
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,…
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…
There’s been no let up in the increased number of illegal aliens attempting to enter the U.S from Canada along the Grand Forks sector of the border encompassing Minnesota and…
View the follow-up to this post here. On September 19, 2023, HC Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) had turned over to her office its…
The top law enforcement officials in a northern Minnesota county have teamed up to take aim at DFL-sponsored bills they maintain will increase litigation, criminalize law-abiding citizens and fail to…
An arrest has been made in a case that made headlines back in December. Among other outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the suspect was picked up in Chicago.…
Scheduled for mid-May, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the state’s largest county will be holding a “crime prevention summit” to find “new solutions.” With a budget of up to…
In 2008, Brian Flowers, a month shy of 17, participated with another juvenile male in the brutal murders of Katricia Daniels and her 10-year-old son Robert Shepard in their North…
We have been sounding the alarm that the DFL-led Legislature is poised this session to further weaken sentencing for criminal offenders. Yesterday HF 4277 was introduced into the House Public…
WCCO traced the origins of one of the guns found at the scene where two policemen and a firefighter/medic were killed earlier this month. A third policeman was injured in…
Two separate armed robbery sprees occurred in the city yesterday, KSTP-5 reports. The victims were all women, who lost wallets and cell phones. Oh, and did I forget to mention…
In last week’s legislative preview, we commented that the proposed fix to the SRO issue was on the right track, “but it remains to be seen if the defund-the-police crowd…
The horrific murder of a Los Angeles model and realtor illustrates the disfunction in Minnesota’s criminal justice system. The New York Post headline from this morning reads, Minnesota felon arrested…
Monday afternoon, a man prohibited from possessing firearms shot and killed his apartment manager in Brooklyn Park after she called the police on the man for assaulting his father. Read…