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Crime, Law and Justice

Pope to priestly sex abusers: Turn yourselves in

Pope to priestly sex abusers: Turn yourselves in

Pope Francis vowed Friday that the Catholic Church will "never again" cover up clergy sex abuse and demanded that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in.
by The Associated Press

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Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores

Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores

The Minnesota-based company says the data breach occurred between Aug. 28 and Dec. 3. Caribou says it's possible that customer name and credit card information may have been taken.
by The Associated Press

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Appeals court says drivers can't be stopped for cracked windshield if vision not impaired

Judge Kevin Ross wrote in a Dec. 10 opinion that a person driving with a windshield crack violates the law only when "its size, severity, or shape, limits or obstructs the driver's vision."
by Matt Sepic

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Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees

Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees

Residents of Sherburne County have long accepted the county's contracts to house federal inmates in their local jail. But a couple Elk River churches have started questioning the county's role in housing ICE detainees and holding vigils to oppose a jail expansion.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Paul police take recruitment effort to the movies

St. Paul police Chief Todd Axtell called the movie trailer among the first intended specifically to tell women that they have a place in a field that has been traditionally considered male-dominated and unwelcoming.
by Tim Nelson

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Caribou Coffee says data breach exposed customer info

Caribou Coffee announced Thursday that hackers gained access to customer information at its stores, including about 200 locations in Minnesota.
by Martin Moylan

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The state of policing hate

Hate crimes are on the rise in the United States. How are law enforcement agencies responding?
by Marianne Combs and Marcheta Fornoff

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Minnesota officials consider how to reduce prison populations

Minnesota officials consider how to reduce prison populations

A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing prison populations appears likely to become law and could affect some of the roughly 2,400 federal inmates housed in Minnesota. But a larger number of prisoners go through state courts and are housed in state facilities.
by Brandt Williams

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U.S. to appeal decision dismissing genital mutilation charges

Federal prosecutors say they'll ask an appeals court to reinstate genital mutilation charges thrown out by a Detroit federal judge. The girls were from Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. There still are some other charges in the case.
by The Associated Press

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Minn. DHS abruptly ends program for mentally incompetent defendants

The Minnesota Department of Human Services has surprised people in the criminal justice system with an abrupt termination of efforts to restore competency in defendants ruled incompetent to stand trial.
by Alisa Roth

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