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Crime, Law and Justice

Mpls. cop who shot at car says he knew driver would 'get out and shoot'

Mpls. cop who shot at car says he knew driver would 'get out and shoot'

Minneapolis Police Officer Efrem Hamilton testified on Tuesday, saying he was on "high alert" the night he shot at the car. "The vehicle was coming toward me. I thought the vehicle was going to stop. It didn't," he said.
by Brandt Williams

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Big, recent pot busts get cops' attention in Minnesota, North Dakota

Big, recent pot busts get cops' attention in Minnesota, North Dakota

Pot from Oregon, Colorado and California, states where marijuana is legal, is making its way to the Upper Midwest along with other drugs. The business is being driven by increasingly sophisticated operators.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lawyer for Mpls. cop who shot at car rips prosecution's expert witness

Lawyer for Mpls. cop who shot at car rips prosecution's expert witness

Defense attorney Fred Bruno on Tuesday badgered a state's witness who concluded that Minneapolis police officer Efrem Hamilton was not justified when he fired his gun into a car full of people in 2016.
by Brandt Williams

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Airbnb guest admits attempted sex assault on host's 7-year-old

Prosecutors say the Minnetonka family found Derrick Kinchen naked in bed with the girl, who reported that Kinchen had tried to take her clothes off. Kinchen said he didn't remember the incident and had been drinking.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge won't end lieutenant governor fight; appeal possible

Judge won't end lieutenant governor fight; appeal possible

A Ramsey County judge on Monday declined to settle the dispute over Republican Michelle Fischbach's attempt to serve as both lieutenant governor and state senator, setting up a potentially rollicking first day of the Legislature.
by Brian Bakst

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al-Qaida wannabe or troubled teen? Judge mulls ex-St. Kate student's fate

al-Qaida wannabe or troubled teen? Judge mulls ex-St. Kate student's fate

Prosecutors say Tnuza Hassan is a flight risk and danger to the community. On Monday, though, a Minneapolis judge asked aloud whether detention would harden her "self-radicalization."
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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