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Crime, Law and Justice

More than 30,000 Minneapolis residents are expected to participate in National Night Out activities Tuesday.  This year is the 20th anniversary of the event created to strengthen communities and reduce crime by getting neighbors out to meet each other.  Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels has worked to fight crime and violence in the city.  He says he's pleased Gov. Tim Pawlenty will deploy 12 members of the State Patrol's Special Response Team to Minneapolis to help combat a recent spike in violence.  The announcement follows several shootings in the city, including the critical wounding this week of a 19-month-old girl in North Minneapolis.

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