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Crime, Law and Justice

Woman found fatally shot in north Minneapolis

Police responding to reports of gunfire discovered the woman's body along the side of a city street.
by Tim Nelson

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Federal officials on the lookout for fake sports merch

Federal officials on the lookout for fake sports merch

Some of the telltale signs of fake NFL items include jerseys without a universal product code, or U.P.C., rip-off holograms, misspelled words and poor stitching.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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U hotel standoff ends, suspect in custody

U hotel standoff ends, suspect in custody

Police arrested a man who'd kept them in a standoff since Monday at a hotel on the University of Minnesota campus. The capture came to a dramatic conclusion Tuesday afternoon after police used flash grenades and tear gas. There were no injuries.
by Mark Zdechlik and The Associated Press

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My Pillow Inc. accuses competitor of brand breach

The new suit seeks unspecified damages. It also asks a judge to order "the surrender and destruction" of IMP products that may violate trademark rules.
by The Associated Press

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No uptick in Pre-Super Bowl sex trafficking -- yet

No uptick in Pre-Super Bowl sex trafficking -- yet

There hasn't been an uptick in sex-trafficking in the week before Super Bowl LII. But it is early yet, two outreach workers said Monday.
by Marianne Combs

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Pedestrian struck, killed by light rail train

Metro Transit says the woman was hit about 3 p.m. Sunday by an eastbound Green Line train on University Avenue. Transit spokesperson Howie Padilla says the woman was standing in an area marked as a hazard zone.
by The Associated Press

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