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Crime, Law and Justice

Man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that hinged on alibi defense

Man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that hinged on alibi defense

A judge has acquitted a Minneapolis man accused of killing three people and wounding two others in St. Paul in a case that hinged on an alibi defense. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Judge Kelly Olmstead on Friday found Antonio Dupree Wright not guilty on all charges. 
by The Associated Press

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Teen arrested after Edina High Snapchat threat

Teen arrested after Edina High Snapchat threat

A 17-year-old boy is being held in the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly making threats outside Edina High School Thursday afternoon.
by Matt Sepic

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Eden Prairie man jailed on suspicion of suffocating 7-year-old brother

An Eden Prairie man is jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his 7-year-old brother. Police say the child appears to have been suffocated.
by Matt Sepic

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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, Pennsylvania police say

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured, Pennsylvania police say

Pennsylvania police say escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante has been captured after two weeks on the run. State police announced Cavalcante’s capture on social media Wednesday and planned a news conference announcing details.
by The Associated Press

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Boyfriend 'waterboarded' St. Kate's student during 4-day dorm assault, charges allege

Boyfriend 'waterboarded' St. Kate's student during 4-day dorm assault, charges allege

Ramsey County prosecutors allege in a complaint filed Monday that Keanu Avery Labatte, 19, began attacking his girlfriend of two months soon after arriving on campus to visit her Thursday evening and continued to assault her until she escaped her dorm room Sunday morning.
by Matt Sepic

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Frey picks Hennepin County judge as new Minneapolis community safety head

Frey picks Hennepin County judge as new Minneapolis community safety head

Toddrick Barnette, currently the county’s chief judge, will replace Cedric Alexander, who resigned after less than a year in the newly created position that combined five departments, including Minneapolis police.
by MPR News Staff

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