Crime, Law and Justice

May 1, 2018 10:14 AM

The Cold War-era prisoner swap, the Soviet spy ... and the Minnesota college student

It's a story that sounds lifted from the pages of a spy novel.

by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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May 1, 2018 8:10 AM

Minnesota deputy charged in Wisconsin child sex crimes

Sixty-year-old Jeffrey Masek is charged in Barron County with child enticement-sexual contact, attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child and using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.

by The Associated Press

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May 1, 2018 4:03 AM

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

George Pell, the former archbishop of Sydney, is the highest-ranking Catholic Church official ever to face such charges. Pell denies the allegations.

by Scott Neuman

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May 1, 2018 4:00 AM

In the Dark Season 2: Man tried 6 times for the same crime

This season of In the Dark, back Tuesday, is about the prosecution of a Mississippi man who's been tried six times for the same crime and the prosecutor who's spent two decades trying to execute him.

by MPR News Staff

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April 30, 2018 7:01 PM

No guns allowed at NRA convention when Trump, Pence speak

The NRA posted a notice on its website saying that the arena will be under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Secret Service during the leadership forum.

by The Associated Press

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April 30, 2018 6:01 PM

Charges: Pharmacist stole 20,000 pills, including opioids

According to the criminal complaint filed in March, pharmacist Jeffrey Flynn Grothaus was caught on surveillance video making adjustments to drug inventory lists. He is charged with four counts of felony theft by swindle.

by Matt Sepic

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April 30, 2018 4:58 PM

Vandals puncture and slash car tires in Bloomington

Bloomington police say they're investigating a wave of tire slashings that disabled dozens of cars over the weekend.

by Tim Nelson

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April 29, 2018 4:05 PM

Minnesota woman accused in 2 deaths appears in Florida court

A judge on Sunday granted 56-year-old Lois Riess a pretrial detention hearing, but the date hasn't been determined.

by Associated Press

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April 29, 2018 11:00 AM

A new approach to incarceration in the U.S.: responsibility

Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They're trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms.

by Cristina Quinn