Posts tagged Ramsey County
19-year-old Charged After Crashing Tesla, Injuring 4

Ramsey County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old man with three felony counts of criminal vehicular operation causing substantial bodily harm after he was allegedly speeding down Virginia Street last Sunday, struck a building and another vehicle. The suspect, Dung Dinh Pham, also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm.

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CHARGES: Dog thrown from vehicle, victims carjacked during crime spree

Prosecutors have charged two people in connection with a crime spree that included a dog thrown from a vehicle during a pursuit and multiple victims violently carjacked. The dog, Taho, was thrown from the rear passenger door and rolled multiple times on the pavement due to the truck’s speed. He is now being cared for by a dog rescue and rehab organization.

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Homeowner Pulled from Mounds View Fire, Hospitalized

The Spring Lake Park – Blaine – Mounds View Fire Department responded to a structure fire Sunday just before 11 a.m. on a report of smoke showing from a residence on the 7000 block of Groveland Road. In a media release, SBM Chief Dan Retka says crews arrived and found fire on the main level of the home.  A neighbor reported to firefighters that the homeowner may still have been inside the home.

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Woman Kidnapped, Carjacked and Robbed in Arden Hills

Ramsey County investigators are searching for a suspect after a woman was reportedly kidnapped and carjacked in Arden Hills on Tuesday morning. Police say the incident occurred around 7:25 a.m. Sept. 13 on the 3900 block of Northwoods Drive. A 61-year-old woman was approached by an armed man after she parked her car in an underground ramp.

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Saint Paul Man Sentenced to 43 Years for Vast Online 'Sextortion' Scheme

A Saint Paul man who earlier pleaded guilty to four felonies for coercing young girls to create sexually explicit photos and videos in a worldwide online extortion scheme learned his fate Wednesday in federal court. Yue Vang, 31, was sentenced to 516 months—or 43 years—in federal prison Sept. 14 and will remain on supervised release for the remainder of his life.

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Mom, 3 Kids Pulled From Vadnais Lake After Suspected Murder-Suicide

Officers from multiple agencies were searching the area of Vadnais Lake on Friday evening for a reportedly suicidal woman and her three children. According to initial law enforcement dispatch audio reviewed by MN CRIME, the woman’s husband reportedly died by suicide today and the woman then threatened to kill herself and her children.

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Two Dead After Pursuit and Crash in Maplewood

Multiple serious injuries were reported after a suspect driving a stolen vehicle fled from Ramsey County deputies before crashing into a yard late Friday afternoon. Deputies initiated a pursuit on Larpenteur Ave. near White Bear Ave. after learning the vehicle was previously stolen. The driver sped off while deputies pursued and followed the vehicle from a distance.

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