Death in a Dinkytown cigar store
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.…
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…
Following the tragic murders of Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge, and Tactical Medic Adam Finseth, many around the state are asking how they can help. A financial donation…
Several news organizations have identified the man who shot and killed two police officers and a firefighter yesterday in Burnsville as 38-year-old Shannon Cortez Gooden. One of Gooden’s children called…
An early morning tragedy played out in Burnsville this morning as several first responders were shot and killed while responding to a domestic related call at a single-family residence. The…
Two Minneapolis brothers have been arrested in connection to a horrific Coon Rapids triple murder case from last month. They join their alleged accomplice Alonzo Mingo in the Anoka County…
Our Public Safety feature article in the latest Thinking Minnesota magazine. Read about several extrajudicial initiatives put in play in Minnesota, designed to reduce penalties for crime, reduce incarceration and…
There continues to be a great deal of effort by the media and political leadership in Minneapolis to either suggest crime is down or dismiss it by focusing on issues…
A review of Alpha News’ ‘The Fall of Minneapolis.’