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Cops train for active shooters, hoping it never happens

Cops train for active shooters, hoping it never happens

“Mass shooting” is the call no officer wants, but it’s one law enforcement around the country is increasingly ready for. In Ramsey County, the sheriff’s office is training deputies to “prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”
by Simone Cazares

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Suspect arrested in Maplewood shooting that wounded 3

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Wednesday shooting that injured three people in Maplewood and then led to a brief lockdown of Regions Hospital.
by MPR News Staff

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Canadian police say 2 bodies found, believed to be fugitives

Canadian police say 2 bodies found, believed to be fugitives

Canadian police said Wednesday they believe two fugitives suspected of killing a North Carolina woman and her Australian boyfriend as well as another man have been found dead in dense brush in northern Manitoba.
by The Associated Press

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One child dead, another injured after van fire; man charged

One child dead, another injured after van fire; man charged

Six-year-old Ty'rah White and nine-year-old Taraji White were asleep in a minivan that caught fire in a Walmart parking lot on Tuesday morning while their mother shopped. Ty'rah died from burns and smoke inhalation injuries received in the fire.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Body cameras inside jails raise security and privacy questions

Body cameras inside jails raise security and privacy questions

Sheriffs’ offices are slowly equipping deputies with body-worn cameras. But use of the recording devices in jails creates special dilemmas.
by Brandt Williams

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MPD in search of suspect in apparent stranger sexual assault

Minneapolis police say they responded to a 911 call from a woman who said she had been assaulted Wednesday morning. The woman told police a man unknown to her forcibly entered her apartment in southeast Minneapolis and committed the alleged assault.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Bloomington man charged with fatally stabbing wife

Prosecutors say the incident occurred over the weekend at the couple’s home. The criminal complaint says a family member found the woman after hearing shouting.
by The Associated Press

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Attorney asks for release of list of Boy Scouts' ineligible volunteers

Attorney asks for release of list of Boy Scouts' ineligible volunteers

An attorney for sexual abuse victims asks a court to release a list of Boy Scouts’ ineligible volunteers. Jeff Anderson says a dozen of the people on the list have roles that put them in contact with children. He says publication of the names would protect against future abuse.
by Nina Moini

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