Accused in the motor vehicle-related deaths of five young women on June 16, Thompson made his first court appearance in the case last Friday. The story continues to make national…
Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense has become, and the challenges our peace officers face in responding to…
Tom Hauser of KSTP reports on Twitter that Thompson has been charged in the case. According to records on file with the state court system, Derrick John Thompson has been…
This is the third in a series of four reports intended to document violent weekend activity in Minneapolis — coinciding with efforts by city leaders to draw more people back…
On Friday evening, five young college women were in Minneapolis shopping in preparation for a wedding the following day. As they drove on Lake Street, a vehicle that had just passed…
The following bulleted activity is the chronological description of violent criminal activity occurring over the weekend in Minneapolis as reported by @CrimeWatchMpls. The cliff notes are: Two murders, multiple shots…
The Met Council claims to be all about equity and inclusion in the grandstanding statements on the agency’s “Equity in Action” page posted on its website. Our public engagement plan…
Daquan Stephen Rogers, 29, is under investigation for an assault on a light rail platform in downtown Minneapolis a few weeks ago that resulted in a 41-year-old falling under a…
Despite efforts by some city leaders, residents, and media to downplay crime in Minneapolis, the amount of lawlessness and violence over the 2023 Memorial Day weekend tells a different story.…
The cliché example of the Irish cop has some company in Minnesota. For decades early 20th century Irish immigrants were a driving force in local law enforcement ranks, dominating many…
A first-hand account of a Minneapolis murder case and what we can learn from it now.
The American Revolution can, in many ways, be seen as one of a string of attempts running back through English history to restrain the arbitrary power of government. In 1642,…
In the intramural fight between Keith Ellison and Mary Moriarty, is “democracy” at stake? Earlier this month, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, with the approval of Governor Tim Walz, removed…
The controversial Hennepin County Attorney is much in the news. Just three months into her first term as the county’s prosecutor, Moriarty has been removed from a high-profile murder case…
In this Part 6 of the Minnesota For Sale series, we dive into the recent political donations of the controversial New York family. On a number of occasions, we’ve highlighted…
Now that were are up to Part 10 of our Minnesota For Sale series, we pause to provide the reader with a recap. The series documents how Minnesota Democrats sold…
Make no mistake, Governor Tim Walz’s appointment of Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over a murder case from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is significant. It was the right thing…
Census Bureau data released late last year showed that: From mid-2021 to mid-2022, 19,400 Minnesota residents left for other states, by far the highest number in at least three decades.…
Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison has come under criticism in recent months for his responses to several significant public safety issues facing our state. Violent crime, gun crimes, and auto thefts…
Mary Moriarty didn’t hide the fact that she would be a progressive prosecutor if elected as the Hennepin County Attorney. Despite examples of similarly minded progressive prosecutors across the country…
According to Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, Communities United Against Police Brutality, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and the family of Khalil Azad, an independent “community investigation” of Azad’s July…
A firm connected to Ilhan Omar’s current husband, Tim Mynett, is being sued in Hennepin County district court over a business dispute involving South Dakota cannabis start-up companies. South Dakota…
The county’s effective use of resources for the mentally ill and chemical dependent is a cause for celebration.
Facts often get buried by unchallenged narratives and misinformation. As a result, bad policy and law get adopted without proper review, reflection, or debate. Case in point, the movement to ban…