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Crime, Law and Justice

Activists rally in Brooklyn Center after city rejects proposal to limit traffic stops

Activists rally in Brooklyn Center after city rejects proposal to limit traffic stops

People gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday evening to protest the Brooklyn Center City Council’s refusal to limit police traffic stops. Under the policy, officers would not have been allowed to pull over drivers for minor infractions such as a broken taillight or objects hanging from a rearview mirror.
by Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder and Matt Sepic

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Re-Imagining Justice in Minnesota 

Re-Imagining Justice in Minnesota 

What would it look like if justice was reimagined from the ground up? MPR News host Angela Davis hosts a conversation with elected officials pushing for changes in everything from policing to probation.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Reformed mobster went after 'one last score' when he stole Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'Oz'

Reformed mobster went after 'one last score' when he stole Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'Oz'

The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value.
by The Associated Press

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Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor.
by The Associated Press

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Human rights agency accuses Brainerd company of failing to stop supervisor's harassment

Human rights agency accuses Brainerd company of failing to stop supervisor's harassment

The lawsuit claims the company failed to stop a supervisor from using his position of power to repeatedly sexually harass and assault two employees starting in 2020, including unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted touching and offensive comments.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

Court documents offer new details about Cloquet motel shooting

Search warrant documents have revealed new details about a shooting earlier this month at a motel in Cloquet that left three people dead. The documents do not offer insights into a possible motive for the shooting.
by Dan Gunderson

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3 people charged with murdering Twin Cities artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong last month in Colombia

3 people charged with murdering Twin Cities artist and activist Tou Ger Xiong last month in Colombia

Three people have been jailed in the kidnapping and killing of Minnesotan Tou Ger Xiong who was found dead near Medellín after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media, Colombian officials announced Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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