Crime & Safety
Officer-Involved Shooting and Man Indicted for Ex-Girlfriend’s Death
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a driver charged for texted right before car crash.
Roger Carl Pautz, 70, of Eagan was charged in the incident.
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The women were arrested after a loss prevention supervisor at the Kohl's in Eagan saw them leave the store with purses full of merchandise.
Hudson
Dad Dies, Kids Hurt in Crash at Old Highway 35 and Tower Road
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A blown stop sign put the minivan in the path of a minivan driven by a Hudson man, according to media reports and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Lakeville
Anthony Lee Nelson Indicted for First-Degree Murder in Fatal Shooting
The investigation into Anarae Schunk's death is ongoing.
Police released a photo of the suspect in the Bremer Bank robbery on Tuesday.
Maple Grove
How to Lead Police Right to You
The Burger King robber offered some clues that didn’t exactly require the sleuthing skills of Sherlock Holmes.
Leaking Car Starts Garage Fire
Gasoline caught fire and spread to the car and garage.
Flames at an Asphalt Plant and a Vehicle Fire: Maple Grove Fire Reports
A selection of incidents firefighters responded to over the past week.
Minnetonka
Austin Man Named as Person Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
Michael Regner Tray was 27 when he died.
Minnetonka Officers Involved in Shooting at Claremont Apartments
A man died. No officers were hurt.
Police: Ex-Macy’s Employee Used Bad Checks for Purchases at Former Employer
Shatara Laquanda Brown has been charged with issuance of a dishonored check.
Minnetonka Man Charged in Bedroom Break-In
Reid Christopher Ostlund has been charged with first-degree burglary.
Police: Minnetonka Driver Texted 20 Seconds Before Serious Crash
Prosecutors have charged Stephanie Marie Deloye with felony criminal vehicular operation.
Oakdale
Report: Missing Man With Mental Illness Found, Then Tased Along I-94
He was located near Denny’s, according to KARE 11.
Erik Martinez, 38, threatened another man and demanded his possessions after the victim said he didn’t want to buy any drugs.
Parenting in Public: Crying Babies and Stressed Out Parents
“Not every stressed out parent is a child abuser. If you have been blessed with children, you most likely have been here. Parenting is not easy,” says Aine Bebeau, member of Washington County Child Protection Citizen Review Panel.
Stillwater
Someone Left Anatomy Lesson, Broken Windows on Vandalized Excavator
The damage may have been done over the weekend to the equipment parked near Brown's Creek Trail in Stillwater, according to police.
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park Man's ‘Ingenious Plans for Mass Murder’ Land Him in Jail
John Louis Thompson III wrote a letter threatening the lives of his roommate's family and friends, according to a Hennepin County criminal complaint.
SLP Little Caesar’s Customer Threatens to Shoot Cashier
The customer ordered and paid for a cheese pizza before asking the Little Caesar's cashier for money.
St. Michael
The Minnesota Department of Corrections has now categorized Daniel J. Rossberg as a fugitive from justice.
Elk River Cell Phone Shop Robbed at Gunpoint
Elk River Police attempted to track down a man after an employee at the T-Mobile store told dispatchers he was held up around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Woodbury
Woodbury Police Warn of Daytime Burglaries, Seek Public’s Help to Find Suspects
The burglaries have happened during late-morning hours in homes that were unoccupied.
Speedo Cyclist, STD Complaint, Sew Upset: Woodbury Police Blotter
Selected calls to the Woodbury Public Safety Department from Oct. 9-15.
Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Woodbury Robbery
Erik Martinez, of Oakdale, threatened another man and demanded his possessions after the victim said he didn’t want to buy any drugs.
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