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Crime, Law and Justice

After-dark collision between snowmobile, ice house injures 3

The Chisago County Sheriff's Office says a man who was assembling a portable ice house and his juvenile son were struck by a man driving the snowmobile shortly before 8 p.m. Friday.
by Associated Press

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BCA informant said agent sexually assaulted her; Minnesota paid $117K

BCA informant said agent sexually assaulted her; Minnesota paid $117K

The woman said a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent regularly invoked her immigration status and made sexual advances toward her. The agent was suspended and demoted, according to information released Friday about the settlement.
by Brian Bakst

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Minneapolis hires new psych screening provider for police

The city council's approval of a contract for Aspen Psychological Consulting LLC brings the city into compliance with state rules.
by Brandt Williams

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Gophers' Lynch appeals dates set in sexual misconduct cases

Gophers' Lynch appeals dates set in sexual misconduct cases

Appeals hearings on two separate sexual misconduct allegations against University of Minnesota basketball player Reggie Lynch are set for early February.
by Peter Cox

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MN agencies paid $709K since '15 to settle sex misconduct claims

MN agencies paid $709K since '15 to settle sex misconduct claims

Among the settlements: $117,500 paid to an unidentified woman who said she endured harassment and sexual assault from a Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent while she worked as a BCA confidential informant.
by Brian Bakst

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Freeman called a grand jury in Ruszczyk killing. Why?

Freeman called a grand jury in Ruszczyk killing. Why?

Experts say Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's move to impanel a grand jury while still planning to make his own charging decision about officer Mohamed Noor means he's using the secret panel and proceedings as an investigatory tool.
by Riham Feshir

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Panel seeks broader penalties for MN cops who commit crimes

Minnesota's police officer licensing agency on Thursday voted to toughen standards for cops who commit crimes, setting in motion a potentially yearlong rule-making process.
by Tim Nelson

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