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Crime, Law and Justice

U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of 'El Chapo'

U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of 'El Chapo'

Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
by The Associated Press

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Twin Cities medical firm settles fraud suit for 2 cents on the dollar

Twin Cities medical firm settles fraud suit for 2 cents on the dollar

A Bloomington-based medical products company has agreed to pay the federal government pennies on the dollar to resolve a nearly half-billion-dollar judgment for defrauding Medicare and paying kickbacks to doctors.
by Matt Sepic

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Trump campaign attacks Harris for 2020 tweet supporting Minnesota bail fund

Trump campaign attacks Harris for 2020 tweet supporting Minnesota bail fund

With Vice President Kamala Harris expected to top the Democratic presidential ticket in November, the Trump campaign is pointing to a nonprofit Minnesota bail fund in an effort to attack Harris’ record on crime.
by Matt Sepic

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‘Assure Kyle he did nothing wrong’: Edina sued after police subdue man in mental health crisis 

‘Assure Kyle he did nothing wrong’: Edina sued after police subdue man in mental health crisis 

Kyle Moore didn’t threaten anyone or break any laws at Southdale Center. Even the police say that. Yet what began as a welfare check ended with officers chasing him down, shooting him with a stun gun, piling on him as he recited the Lord’s Prayer and ordering him injected with a powerful anesthetic.
by Jon Collins

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Feeding Our Future defendant pleads guilty to jury bribery attempt

Feeding Our Future defendant pleads guilty to jury bribery attempt

One of the five people charged with trying to bribe a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial last month pleaded guilty Tuesday. Abdimajid Nur admitted that he handed a large amount of cash to a co-defendant who later allegedly delivered the money to a juror’s home in a Hallmark gift bag.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota BCA releases case file on fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II by state trooper

Minnesota BCA releases case file on fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II by state trooper

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released a case file from the investigation into last year’s fatal shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II by a state trooper.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota law enforcement group files ethics complaint against Hennepin County Attorney

Minnesota law enforcement group files ethics complaint against Hennepin County Attorney

A Minnesota law enforcement group has filed an ethics complaint against Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, claiming her actions in prosecuting a state trooper in the fatal shooting of a motorist violated rules of professional conduct.
by MPR News Staff

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Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces 

Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces 

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives local governments the right to criminally punish people for sleeping and camping in public spaces.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Two Blaine day care employees charged with child abuse

Two Blaine day care employees charged with child abuse

Two employees at Small World Learning Center in Blaine have been charged with child abuse for allegedly harming three infants. Charges allege that day care security footage shows a 23-year-old employee and a 31-year old employee handling infants roughly.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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