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    June 10, 2018
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    RiverTown investigates: The aftermath of surviving sexual assault
    At 15, K. Coleman was left in the snow on the side of Highway 61 in Cottage Grove, bloody and bruised after being raped by three men. She experienced...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 10, 2018 - 12:00pm
    June 1, 2018
    Farmington officer Steve Kuyper retires this week after serving the community for 23 years. He plans to continue serving on the planning commission and is contemplating a future run for a seat on Farmington City Council. Kara Hildreth / contributor
    Kuyper retires after 23 years in law enforcement
    FARMINGTON — Police work runs deep in Steve Kuyper's family. This week Kuyper retires after 23 years serving in public safety as a Farmington...
    news/crime-and-courtsJune 1, 2018 - 5:00am
    May 24, 2018
    Minn. plans extra speeding enforcement in July
    ST. PAUL -- Minnesota will use extra law enforcement to target speeding motorists July 6-22, the Department of Public Safety announced Thursday,...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 24, 2018 - 9:51am
    Police say vandal admits to defacing FHS
    FARMINGTON — Police believe they know the man responsible for vandalism at Farmington High School, thanks to a report from an anonymous...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 24, 2018 - 5:00am
    May 18, 2018
    FHS vandalism bill could be thousands
    FARMINGTON — Profanity and graphic images painted on the exterior of Farmington High and Farmington Police are now asking for help to...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 18, 2018 - 5:00am
    May 17, 2018
    Investigation ongoing into 60 cats' deaths near Farmington
    A woman who took on rescuing at-risk animals was arrested after 60 dead cats and other neglected animals were uncovered at her Castle Rock rented...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 17, 2018 - 12:00pm
    May 14, 2018
    Police say a hooded suspect burglarized the Subway on Elm Street in Farmington on May 9, 2018. Kara Hildreth / Contributor
    Downtown Farmington Subway burglary took less than a minute
    A masked man took less than a minute to shatter a front glass door and burglarize the downtown Subway restaurant in Farmington. Farmington Police...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 14, 2018 - 2:34pm
    May 11, 2018
    Charges pending after rural Farmington search turns up dozens of dead cats
    A 25-year-old Castle Rock Township woman has been released from custody after a search of her rental home near Farmington uncovered dozens of...
    news/crime-and-courtsMay 11, 2018 - 3:30pm
    March 22, 2018
    Rosemount woman sentenced for stealing senior party funds
    A Rosemount woman who pleaded guilty to funneling thousands of dollars from a Dakota County high school senior party group has been sentenced....
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 22, 2018 - 9:26pm
    March 13, 2018
    BBB: Scam uses 'ported' phone numbers to steal money, identities
    The Better Business Bureau warns a scam cropping up across the country uses stolen cell phone numbers to steal users' money and identity. This...
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 13, 2018 - 11:25am
    March 7, 2018
    Minn. bookkeeper charged with embezzling $535,000
    ST. PAUL – A federal indictment charges a former bookkeeper of the Farm Mercantile hardware store in Fairfax in south-central Minnesota with...
    news/crime-and-courtsMarch 7, 2018 - 9:12pm
    Melanie Sue Parkin
    Former Minn. teacher sent to prison for robbing pharmacies at gunpoint
    SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A former special-education teacher for South St. Paul schools was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Dakota County District...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 7, 2018 - 5:07pm
    Dozens arrested in Super Bowl sex trafficking sting
    Minnesota law enforcement agencies arrested more than three dozen people on felony prostitution and child sex-trafficking charges in the week...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 7, 2018 - 10:08am
    February 5, 2018
    Austin James Hagen, 23, of Lakeville. Photo courtesy Dakota County
    Man found with more than 100 pounds of THC candy-like gummies in Lakeville
    Officers found several thousand candy-like "gummies" containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during a traffic stop last week in Lakeville. Austin...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 5, 2018 - 4:53pm
    February 2, 2018
    Stephen Carl Allwine
    Allwine receives life sentence for killing wife, staging suicide
    A Cottage Grove man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife following a failed murder-for-hire plot. A Washington County jury...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 2, 2018 - 1:56pm
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