Crime, Law and Justice

April 14, 2017 8:50 AM

Young parishioners report new allegations against Burnsville teacher

A Minneapolis church sent an email to its members saying the teacher may have sent "inappropriate messages" to youth while serving as youth choral director.

by Tim Nelson

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April 14, 2017 8:27 AM

Gun theft fugitive caught in southwest Wisconsin

Sheriff's officials say a man suspected of stealing firearms from a gun store and sending President Donald Trump an anti-government manifesto has been arrested in southwestern Wisconsin.

by Associated Press

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April 14, 2017 6:21 AM

Detroit-area doctor charged with genital mutilation on two Minn. girls

A doctor was charged Thursday with performing genital mutilation on two young Minnesota girls who traveled to Michigan with their mothers, the first federal prosecution of what the government describes as "horrifying acts of brutality."

by Associated Press

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April 13, 2017 7:36 PM

Plaintiffs pull lawsuit against transgender student in Virginia, Minn.

A group of parents who sued a Virginia, Minn. transgender student over the sharing of high school locker rooms has withdrawn its claim.

by Nancy Lebens

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April 13, 2017 2:43 PM

Mom: St. Paul police executed my son

Kim Handy Jones, filed a civil rights suit against the city, saying 29-year-old Cordale Handy was a victim of poor training and racial bias by police. Police shot him after responding to a domestic violence call and investigators subsequently recovered a gun at the scene.

by Tim Nelson

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April 13, 2017 10:22 AM

Church can start its own police force, Alabama Senate says

Police officers hired by Briarwood Presbyterian would need to be certified; they would also have the same powers other law enforcement officers have. The bill now heads to the state House.

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April 13, 2017 6:25 AM

Lawyer says man dragged off plane has concussion, lost teeth

Chicago's aviation officers are not part of the regular police force, unlike in many other big cities. They get less training than regular officers and can't carry firearms inside the airports.

by The Associated Press

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April 13, 2017 5:22 AM

First African-American female judge on New York's top court found dead

Associate Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam was found dead on Wednesday in the Hudson River. She was the first African-American woman to be appointed to New York's Court of Appeals.

by Doreen McCallister

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April 12, 2017 3:24 PM

Charges: Burnsville teacher sent nude photos to one student, had sex with another

Erik Akervik, 29, a Burnsville High School music teacher, faces charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and electronic solicitation of a child.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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April 12, 2017 2:48 PM

Family files federal lawsuit over man killed by St. Paul police

Cordale Handy, 29, was killed by officers who were responding to an early morning domestic violence call in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood on March 15.

by Tim Nelson

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