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Crime, Law and Justice

Immigration officials release Twin Cities mom from custody after federal judge order

Immigration officials release Twin Cities mom from custody after federal judge order

Antonia Aguilar Maldonado came to the U.S. in 2016 without legal status as a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor. She now has two young U.S. citizen children and was pursuing an asylum case when she was picked up on her way to work, attorneys said.
by Sarah Thamer

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Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

Handwritten confession in 1998 murder speeds request to vacate man’s conviction

In 1998, a judge sentenced Bryan Hooper, now 54, to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for the killing of Ann Prazniak. But in a handwritten confession and multiple interviews with authorities, Chalaka Young, 50, admitted killing Prazniak and lying on the witness stand in Hooper’s trial.
by Matt Sepic

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Hackers post some St. Paul files online after city refuses to pay ransom

Hackers post some St. Paul files online after city refuses to pay ransom

Mayor Melvin Carter said late Monday that what was posted is a tiny percentage of what’s kept on the city’s servers, and it appeared to be from a single shared drive used by parks and recreation employees.
by MPR News Staff

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Two injured in ‘use-of-force incident’ involving police in Moorhead

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after two people were injured in what authorities are calling a “use-of-force incident” in Moorhead on Monday night.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul to begin restoring online systems this week following cyberattack

St. Paul to begin restoring online systems this week following cyberattack

The city of St. Paul expects to begin putting its systems back online this week, after a ransomware attack forced it to shut down its network for more than two weeks. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter joined Morning Edition guest host Emily Bright to detail the plan and answer questions about the city’s response so far.
by Emily Bright and Gracie Stockton

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