Leaders from three of Minnesota’s professional sports teams recently published an op-ed in The Star Tribune demanding that Minneapolis officials address the rise in crime.
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Minneapolis Police Bust Gang Members for String of Violent Beatings as Police Chief Pleads for More Officers
Minneapolis Police have arrested more than a dozen suspected gang members involved in a string of violent robberies and beatings in the downtown area.
Read MoreSomali Immigrant Convicted Of Gang Rape Says He’s Too Depressed to Be Deported
Lawyers for a 30-year-old immigrant convicted of gang rape are arguing he is too depressed to be deported back to his home country of Somalia.
Read MoreGroup of ’10-12 Somali Teens’ Allegedly Chased Light Rail Patrons With Hammers
Minnesota Crime Watch and Information reported for Alpha News Monday that an alleged mob of Somali teens were chasing Light Rail patrons with hammers at the East Bank station Friday night. Alpha News notes that a post from the Minneapolis Scanner Facebook page reported Friday night at 9:49 p.m.…
Read MoreColorado: Uber Driver Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping and Making Unwanted Advances on Teen Passenger
Ahmed Muse was arrested in Jefferson County last Sunday morning after an incident involving a teenage passenger the night before. The sheriff’s office moved quickly and as of Monday night the 29-year-old Muse was still behind bars facing charges that included second degree kidnapping, false imprisonment, and harassment. On Tuesday,…
Read MoreKen McIntyre: ‘I Was a Crime Reporter in Maryland in the Early ’80s and I Never Heard of Teen ‘Gang-Rape’ Parties’
by Ken McIntyre “Oh, I think everyone in the county remembers these parties,” Julie Swetnick says with a smile during her nationally televised interview. Um, not me, Julie. I had my first job as a reporter in Montgomery County, Maryland, at the time Swetnick claims Brett Kavanaugh and other…
Read MoreMemphis, Knoxville Among Worst Cities, USA TODAY Says of Towns It Calls Home
Media giant Gannett has compiled a list of what it says are the 50 worst cities to live in, and some of the top locations are towns where it operates newspapers, including two in Tennessee. USA TODAY compiled the list using data from 24/7 Wall Street, a website that publishes…
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