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    August 23, 2017
    After hearing on the radio of Verizon break-ins, Farmington police waited outside the store downtown to await suspects who broke the storefront window on Aug. 12. They fled the scene and were later apprehended in Lonsdale. Kara Hildreth / contributor
    Police arrive on scene in Farmington before Verizon break-in
    Suspects believed to be seeking to steal smartphones were outsmarted by Farmington police earlier this month. Farmington police were monitoring...
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    August 15, 2017
    Police: Man dresses as woman to attempt to evade police after Cabela's gun theft
    Authorities say a St. Paul man tried to disguise himself as a woman to evade police after stealing a handgun from Cabela's in Woodbury and driving...
    News/crime and courtsAugust 15, 2017 - 12:01pm
    August 10, 2017
    For some shoplifters apprehended in Walmart stores, there is a restorative justice program allowing them the opportunity to resolve their offenses without entering the criminal justice system. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    'Justice' in store: Lawmaker pushes back against Walmart program
    Not everyone stopped for a crime at the nation's largest retailer enters the criminal justice system. First-time nonviolent shoplifters at Walmart...
    News/crime and courtsAugust 10, 2017 - 4:30pm
    August 8, 2017
    Minn. men charged in stolen property case
    Pierce County prosecutors say two Twin Cities men are responsible for more than $400,000 worth of stolen equipment found last winter at a Spring...
    News/crime and courtsAugust 8, 2017 - 6:17am
    August 3, 2017
    Cottage Grove police officer Jordan Ziebarth talks with a motorist he stopped after witnessing a littering incident at Walmart. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    Organized offensive: Law enforcement, retailers combat retail crime
    When shoppers drive the Walmart parking lot, they're usually after one thing: empty spaces. Jordan Ziebarth scouts for the exact opposite. The...
    News/crime and courtsAugust 3, 2017 - 4:30pm
    August 1, 2017
    Lucifer Vincent Nguyen / Dakota County Jail
    Authorities arrest homicide suspect; Nguyen captured late July 31 in Blaine
    A New Hope man accused of fatally shooting a Maplewood woman at her Mendota Heights workplace is in custody after evading authorities for three...
    News/crime and courtsAugust 1, 2017 - 11:32am
    July 26, 2017
    A screenshot from a July 9, 2017, video that is part of arson investigation in Farmington. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6’0 tall, medium build, wearing a dark colored t-shirt and shorts. Courtest of Farmington Police Departmentplay button
    Police ask for help to identify suspected arsonist
    Farmington police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect captured on video in an apparent arson of an apartment building....
    News/crime and courtsJuly 26, 2017 - 10:39am
    July 14, 2017
    Tyree Jones
    Man sentenced to 8 years for sex trafficking in Washington County
    A Brooklyn Park man will serve eight years in prison for his role in trafficking two women for commercial sex at a Woodbury hotel. A Washington...
    News/crime and courtsJuly 14, 2017 - 12:31pm
    July 5, 2017
    Bruce Peterson was reported missing July 2. His body was found July 5 near the Dakota County Fairgrounds. Photo courtesy of Dakota County Sheriff's Office
    Body of missing man found near Dakota County Fairgrounds
    The body of a man who went missing near the Dakota County Fairgrounds has been found, authorities said. The body of 61-year-old Bruce Peterson...
    News/crime and courtsJuly 5, 2017 - 12:36pm
    Twin Cities man suspected of 10th OWI in Wisconsin
    A Rosemount man was arrested on suspicion of his 10th drunken-driving offense Tuesday, July 4, in western Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Patrol...
    News/crime and courtsJuly 5, 2017 - 8:33am
    June 21, 2017
    Eric Zeimet watches firefighters extinguish a blaze at his EZ Auto Repair June 21. Kara Hildreth / contributor
    Fire damages EZ Auto Repair in downtown Farmington
    A downtown Farmington business was damaged by fire Wednesday. Fire crews were called shortly after 11 a.m. to a fire at EZ Auto Repair, 312 Elm...
    News/crime and courtsJune 21, 2017 - 2:01pm
    June 14, 2017
    Police released this photo of the suspect in a June 13 robbery of the Merchants Bank in Rosemount. Hours later, a Hibbing man was arrested in St. Peter on suspicion of theft, but authorities said Wednesday charges were pending in connection with the robbery. Photo courtesy of the Rosemount Police Department
    Suspect arrested in connection with Rosemount bank robbery
    A man arrested in south-central Minnesota late Tuesday, June 13, could face charges in connection with a Rosemount bank robbery reported just...
    News/crime and courtsJune 14, 2017 - 1:12pm
    Police say this man robbed the Merchants Bank in Rosemount Tuesday afternoon. He fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of money, according to police. Photo courtesy of Rosemount Police Department
    Police seek Rosemount bank robbery suspect
    Editor's note: This story has been updated.
    News/crime and courtsJune 14, 2017 - 7:11am
    May 26, 2017
    James Douglass Mitchell. Photo courtesy Minnesota Department of Corrections
    UPDATE: Inmate apprehended in Minneapolis after prison van taken over
    The final inmate was apprehended Friday afternoon, May 26, after a transport van carrying nine prisoners was taken over.
    News/crime and courtsMay 26, 2017 - 11:49am
    May 18, 2017
    Ricky Arlen Turner Jr. and Brittany Marie Harenza
    Charges: Minnesota couple operated ‘large-scale’ sex trafficking enterprise; arrest made in Woodbury
    Washington County authorities believe two people arrested Wednesday are responsible for allegedly running a large-scale prostitution and sex...
    News/crime and courtsMay 18, 2017 - 12:43pm
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