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Crime, Law and Justice

Minnesota sues Fleet Farm over ‘dangerous’ firearm sales

Minnesota sues Fleet Farm over ‘dangerous’ firearm sales

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that the state would seek monetary relief for gun sales from the Fleet Farm after it allegedly sold dozens of firearms to people who later resold them illegally.
by Dana Ferguson

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State board suspends Hennepin County sheriff’s peace officer license

State board suspends Hennepin County sheriff’s peace officer license

The Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board is suspending Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson’s peace officer license for 30 days, in response to his DWI crash last year.
by Peter Cox

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Glencoe police, BCA seek public's help finding 15-year-old

Investigators believe Treasure Robinson, 15, may have met someone online before going missing and may be in the Twin Cities area, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Tuesday. Treasure was last seen in Glencoe on Sept. 17.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities road rage murder: Chicago man sentenced to life in prison

Twin Cities road rage murder: Chicago man sentenced to life in prison

Jamal Smith was convicted in July of first-degree intentional murder and second-degree murder during a drive-by shooting last year on U.S. Highway 169 west of Minneapolis that killed Jay Boughton, a youth baseball team coach returning from a game with his son.
by Matt Sepic

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Five finalists named in search for next St. Paul police chief

Five finalists named in search for next St. Paul police chief

A committee in St. Paul has narrowed the field for the city's next police chief to five candidates, and the city will host forums featuring the finalists next week.
by Tim Nelson

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2 guilty of violating Floyd's rights to begin federal term

2 guilty of violating Floyd's rights to begin federal term

Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to begin serving their federal sentences Tuesday. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are scheduled to report to the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday morning.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court

The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court

The law is once again on the chopping block ­— this time on the question of how state legislatures may draw congressional district lines when the state's voters are racially polarized.
by Nina Totenberg

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