A series of violent incidents played out in Minneapolis in recent days that represent just how poorly our public safety and justice systems are serving to deter crime. As a…
Information surfaces about dramatic staffing crisis in Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Alpha News broke a story this week that confirms rumors that have existed for the past two years that…
Woman succumbs to gunshot injuries from last week — becomes the 8th murder victim in the past 10 months at or around a Minneapolis homeless encampment Last week we reported…
Minneapolis records the 7th murder in and around homeless encampments in 10 months This past weekend three people were fatally shot, and three others were wounded in two separate shooting…
Minneapolis man’s violent crime spree leaves one dead and another injured in outstate Minnesota. On Tuesday, a 25-year-old Minneapolis man named Ameer Matariyeh assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend…
The following public safety issues made headlines this past week. I offer this summary and insight: Random execution-style murder in Lowertown St. Paul. On Wednesday 9/25/24, a local artist, Carrie Shobe…
A one-man crime spree? Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced additional felony counts today against Joshua Anthony Jones related to an alleged crime spree in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, September…
Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty put out a press release today announcing five additional murder charges against Derrick Thompson, aged 28. He remains in custody on $1 million bond. You…
The Murder In 2002, Myon Burrell, then 16 years old, went with two others in his gang to ambush and kill a rival gang member on the street in South…
Derrick John Thompson, the son of the former DFL state representative John Derrick Thompson, was back in state court today. You will recall that the younger Thompson, now aged 28,…
Over the past month, the latest controversies surrounding Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty have led to two formal complaints of unethical behavior made against Moriarty to the Minnesota Lawyers Board…
That represents a 49 percent increase over the current level of $122,225. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: Hennepin County Board members are ready to give themselves a 49% pay hike…
Last night (Thursday) in downtown Minneapolis, the Center hosted the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, for an evening of public policy discussion centered around recent events in the…
There have been several rebuttals to the divisive and defensive press conference Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty held Monday to announce she was dropping charges against Minnesota Trooper Ryan Londregan.…
In a curiously timed Sunday evening announcement, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty dropped all charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan, relating to the July 2023 use of deadly force…
On Tuesday, April 30, the Hennepin County Board took the unusual step to “Delegate authority for the Hennepin County Attorney to approve and sign outside counsel agreements and amendments for…
On Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m., Trooper Ryan Londregan will appear in Hennepin County District Court for his next pretrial hearing on charges filed against him for his use…
On July 31 at 2 a.m. on I-94 in North Minneapolis, three Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) troopers attempted to arrest Ricky Cobb II for a felony domestic abuse no contact…
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, made headlines yesterday for giving away a small part of her massive fortune to a handful of Minnesota nonprofits. The Minneapolis Star…
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…
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…
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…
Charging Decision Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced today that her office had filed charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan who shot and killed Ricky Cobb II during an…