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Willernie Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff Sunday Morning
A 44-year-old man from Willernie faces two felony charges after an incident on Sunday morning resulting in a SWAT team callout. According to the criminal complaint, around 1:42 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on Wildwood Road in Willernie and a caller reported that Travis Terry Emerfoll was threatening other people inside the home with a knife. Deputies observed Emerfoll holding a large silver knife, he refused to comply with officers and barricaded himself inside the house, documents say.
DashCam Shows Wild Pursuit, Crash of Stolen Squad Car
Exclusive video released to MN CRIME shows the stolen squad car dash camera video from a wild pursuit and eventual crash last August in St. Louis County. Joshua Harjamaki, 21, stole the sheriff’s office patrol squad car from out front of the county courthouse in Virginia about 10:20 p.m. August 2nd.
Man Charged with Murder After 3 Killed Inside Farmington Home
A Farmington man has been charged with three counts of 2nd-degree murder, accused of shooting his brother and father in the head, then bludgeoning his mother to death inside a home earlier this week.
3 Shootings Leave at Least 5 Injured in Minneapolis
Several shootings left at least five people injured in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 14, including on the 800 block of Franklin Ave. E., where officers recovered dozens of bullet casings after three people were shot.
Shootout Inside Saint Paul Bar Kills One Bystander, Injures at Least 14
A shootout between multiple people inside a popular bar in the West Seventh neighborhood of Saint Paul left a young woman dead and at least 14 others injured early Sunday, Oct. 10. Initial scanner dispatches of EMS, firefighters and police responding to the area around 12:15 a.m. described a chaotic scene just west of downtown Saint Paul. The gunfire reportedly erupted inside the Seventh Street Truck Park, an indoor food truck space and bar at 214 7th St. W.
Man Charged With Stabbing Girlfriend, Dumping Body in Bloomington Dumpster
Police have identified the man suspected of stabbing his girlfriend in Bloomington earlier this week, putting her body in a dumpster and leading officers on a pursuit into south Minneapolis with their child in the vehicle.
Ahmed Abdilahi, 23, is currently being held at the Hennepin County Jail and on Wednesday was formally charged with intentional 2nd-degree murder and one count of fleeing a peace officer.
Abdilahi is scheduled to make his first appearance Thursday.
Man Apprehended After Firing Shots at Officers During Hours-long Standoff South of Hastings
The suspect apprehended overnight after an armed standoff that lasted several hours south of Hastings is identified in booking records as Brian Lusk, 38, being held on suspicion of 2nd-degree assault and 1st-degree damage to property.
Wisconsin Quadruple Homicide Victims Were Killed in Saint Paul; SPPD Takes Investigation
The Saint Paul Police Department is now taking the lead role in investigation of four gunshot victims found dead in an SUV in rural Wisconsin earlier this month after information revealed that the murders occurred in Saint Paul.
North Minneapolis Shooting Leaves One Dead
Police were called just before 8:30 to a ShotSpotter activation in the 500 block of 49th Avenue North. While units were en route, they were notified of a crash on I 94 at 49th Avenue North. There, police found a vehicle that had crashed down onto I 94 from 49th Avenue North. The man inside had at least one gunshot wound. Officers initiated CPR before paramedics pronounced the man deceased.
Woman Charged After 23-year-old Man Fatally Stabbed in Saint Paul
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office has charged a 22-year-old woman in the Saint Paul stabbing death of Eric T. Brown on Friday night. Kayla Janea Pope faces a charge of second-degree murder without intent and faces up to 40 years in prison. According to the criminal complaint, officers arrived at the intersection of Seventh St. E & White Bear Ave. shortly after 9 p.m. and found Brown with a stab wound near his left shoulder blade. He was reportedly unconscious and had no pulse after collapsing on the sidewalk.
Man Fatally Stabbed in Saint Paul Friday Night
A man in his 20s is dead after being found lying in the street with a stab wound Friday night near the intersection of 7th St. E. & White Bear Ave. on Saint Paul’s east side. Officers found the man shortly after 9 p.m. and he was transported to the hospital with critical injuries that proved to be fatal. He was pronounced dead sometime overnight.
12-year-old Boy Shot, Killed in North Minneapolis
Minneapolis police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy near the intersection of Aldrich Ave. N. & 8th Ave. N. late Wednesday afternoon. Police arrived and found the boy with a gunshot wound to the chest, initial EMS dispatches detail, and he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
2 Dead After Driver Crashes While Fleeing Police
Eden Prairie Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the original reason for the stop is unknown at this time. The vehicle traveled northbound before the officer lost sight of the vehicle on Baker Rd near I-494 in Minnetonka but found the vehicle crashed just past I-494.
2 Dead After Pursuit, 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.
Saint Paul Homicide Detectives Investigate Four Murders Within 36 Hours
Detectives are investigating a fourth scene after officers found a woman dead in her apartment on the 300 block of Ramsey Street in addition to three others killed over the weekend in unrelated shootings. Officers were called to the scene around 11:30 on Monday morning, but further details are limited.
Man Killed in Shooting Near Lewis Park in Saint Paul
A man is dead after being shot around 10:40 p.m. Monday on the 800 block of Albemarle Street, near Lewis Park in Saint Paul, police confirmed. When police arrived on the original report of shots fired in the area, they found a man who was lying on the ground with a gunshot wound.
Illinois Man Sentenced for Arson of Minneapolis Store During Summer 2020 Riot
An Illinois man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison and three years of supervised release for setting fire to a cell phone store in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd.
Suspect in Wife's Killing is Captured After Weeks-long Manhunt in Northern Minnesota
Eric Reinbold, 44, was seen on a law enforcement trail camera near his parents’ property in Red Lake County late Tuesday night. The camera had been set up in a wooded area off of County Road 1, in the area that had been searched by authorities in the days after his disappearance.
Hibbing Man Steals Squad Car, Brandishes Police Shotgun During Pursuit
A St. Louis County Sheriff's Office squad car was stolen outside of the county courthouse in Virginia, Minn., around 10:20 p.m. Monday after it was left unlocked and running, authorities said.
Man Killed in Shooting Outside Saint Paul Apartment
Saint Paul police are investigating the city’s 16th homicide of 2021 after a gunfight outside an east side apartment complex left a man dead late Monday afternoon.