Crime, Law and Justice

March 31, 2022 7:08 AM

Fentanyl's lethal toll continues. Police seized nearly 10 million pills last year

A study by the National Institutes of Health said pills are the most common form of the drug, with a nearly 50-fold increase in law enforcement seizures.

by Martin Kaste

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March 30, 2022 4:39 PM

4 Brooklyn Center officers hurt breaking up large skirmish

Authorities say four Brooklyn Center police officers suffered minor injuries while breaking up a fight that involved a large group of people.

by The Associated Press

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March 30, 2022 1:54 PM

Rep. McCollum calls on Thomas to resign from Supreme Court

Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum said recent revelations that Thomas' wife pushed Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to take steps to overturn the 2020 presidential election have left the justice "ethically compromised.”

by MPR News Staff

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March 30, 2022 6:20 AM

Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases

Legal ethics experts had previously said while Ginni Thomas is an outspoken conservative activist, her husband is able to act as an independent judge of matters that come before the court.

by Nina Totenberg

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March 30, 2022 4:00 AM

Hennepin top prosecutor candidates say they'll reduce crime and disparities

The half dozen people who hope to be the next Hennepin County Attorney all say that reducing violent crime and racial disparities in the criminal justice system are among their top priorities.

by Matt Sepic

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March 30, 2022 4:00 AM

Jury finds Minnesota man guilty on all counts in fentanyl overdose case

A federal jury has convicted Aaron Broussard, of Hopkins, Minn., in connection with the opioid overdose deaths of 11 people across the country.

by Matt Sepic

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March 29, 2022 4:20 PM

Amir Locke killing: BCA turns investigation over to prosecutors

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday confirmed the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s probe into the police killing of Locke is in the hands of prosecutors who’ll now review the evidence for possible charges.

by Nina Moini and MPR News Staff

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March 29, 2022 3:54 PM

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts to designate lynching as a federal hate crime.

by Eric McDaniel and Elena Moore

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March 29, 2022 1:20 PM

Charges dropped in attempted robbery, assault of elderly woman in St. Paul

Aggravated robbery charges against a 19-year-old Richfield man have been dropped, after authorities said evidence shows he was not in St. Paul when an elderly drug store customer was badly injured in an attempted purse snatching.

by Tim Nelson