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Crime, Law and Justice

Son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashes during police chase, killing North Dakota sheriff's deputy

Son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashes during police chase, killing North Dakota sheriff's deputy

The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer crashed into a North Dakota sheriff’s vehicle during a police chase, pushing it into a deputy and killing him, according to authorities and the Republican senator’s family. 
by The Associated Press

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Fake bomb threats sent to Minnesota schools and Jewish institutions

More than two dozen public schools and nine Jewish institutions in Minnesota received fake shooting and bombing threats Wednesday in an apparent effort to draw large law enforcement responses.
by Matt Sepic

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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting near Lake Street in Minneapolis

A 25-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting near Lake Street last week. The victim is being remembered as “a beloved member of the transgender community.”
by MPR News Staff

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Federal prosecution proceeds in crash that killed 5

Federal prosecution proceeds in crash that killed 5

A grand jury has found probable cause for previous charges against Derrick John Thompson for possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of fentanyl, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
by Matt Sepic

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Protect, serve — and paddle? Ely tries North Woods pitch to recruit new cops

Protect, serve — and paddle? Ely tries North Woods pitch to recruit new cops

The city of Ely — the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area — has taken a creative approach to a statewide and national issue, by offering a $3,800 canoe package to help recruit and retain badly needed police officers.
by Dan Kraker

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U.S. files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

U.S. files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

Attorney General Merrick Garland says in announcing a war crimes case against four Russians accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine that U.S. authorities “will never stop working to bring those responsible to justice.”
by The Associated Press

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AP reporter who investigates federal prisons discusses Chauvin stabbing

AP reporter who investigates federal prisons discusses Chauvin stabbing

Nearly one year before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Arizona, the Associated Press published its latest update in its years-long investigation into the Federal Bureau of Prisons. AP reporter Michael Sisak, one of the journalists who conducted the investigation, spoke to All Things Considered host Tom Crann on Monday.
by Tom Crann and Heidi Raschke

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