
2 Jailed After Northern Minn. Task Force Investigation, Search Warrants
A recent northern Minnesota meth sales investigation led to two arrests, the seizure of about 16 ounces of meth and the recovery of nine firearms, four of them stolen.
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A recent northern Minnesota meth sales investigation led to two arrests, the seizure of about 16 ounces of meth and the recovery of nine firearms, four of them stolen.

A Chicago man is facing multiple felony drug and firearms charges after Bloomington police found large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl along with a stolen handgun during a search warrant at a Crystal apartment.

A man already wanted on outstanding warrants for possessing a machine gun and drug charges threw a loaded handgun while running from officers in Saint Paul last week, according to a criminal complaint.

A 22-year-old Spring Lake Park man allegedly strangled his ex-girlfriend, threw her to the floor and threatened to pistol-whip her with a handgun that had been reported stolen from a South Carolina police station.

A man pulled a loaded revolver and raised it toward a Grand Rapids police officer during a late-night encounter in a city park, according to a criminal complaint filed in Itasca County.

Four teenagers were shot late Friday night in Minneapolis , police say, and none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Fifth Precinct officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of W.

A man with a long criminal history allegedly fired a handgun on a north Minneapolis street, then gave officers a fake name when they caught up with him minutes later, new charges say. Melvin Sidney Collins , 48, of Minneapolis, faces felony charges of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety and fifth-degree drug possession.

A father told his son to grab a shotgun during a dispute at their Itasca County property, and the son fired a round near a shed where two people were hiding, court documents say. Wayne Michael Amador Cronin , 45, of Deer River, faces a felony charge of aiding and abetting threats of violence and a misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting fifth-degree assault.

A convicted felon tried to hide a gun with an extended magazine when officers arrived at a Saint Paul apartment building and it went off during his arrest, prosecutors say. The bullet grazed the man’s leg, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.

A convicted felon is charged after a disorderly conduct call at a Rochester gun range led police to a stash of cocaine, handguns and drug materials at his apartment. The charges were filed last week in Olmsted County District Court.

Abdilah Abdilkadir Sheikh-Mursal is charged with five counts of first-degree drug possession and two counts of possessing firearms while prohibited due to prior violent crimes.

Prosecutors allege the pair coordinated movements, communications and vehicles in the moments leading up to the gunfire.