Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher used a legislative hearing Thursday to predict what would happen if Minneapolis voters pass the city's police charter amendment next month.
Republicans who control the Minnesota Senate held a hearing Thursday on the rising violent crime rate in Minnesota and the impact it's having on law enforcement. Democrats say, by focusing only on law enforcement, Republicans missed a chance to take a closer look at the causes of the increase in crime.
Suburban police chief on rising violent crime: Weâve never seen it like this article
A shootout outside a Brooklyn Park strip mall is just one example of rising violent crime in the Twin Cities suburbs.
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(FOX 9) - At a Brooklyn Park strip mall at 63rd & Zane Aves. N., the gun violence has become so casual, so fearless, the shock value has worn off.
On Wednesday afternoon, at 4:33pm, an argument of some kind turned into a shootout between three men with handguns. More than 20 rounds were fired. One man was arrested.
Suburban police chief on rising violent crime: Weâve never seen it like this