Evolution of Policing: Part 3
Catching Criminals Through Social Media
We’ve shown you how social media has helped Northland police build a positive relationship with the community, but what about the criminals?
Superior Police Officers were pulling people over in a secret sting operation, but they weren’t stopped for what you think.
A 17-year-old was sent to the hospital Thursday night following a car-pedestrian accident.
Saying ‘Yes!’ to the dress is usually a too-be bride’s most exciting day, but it can also be stressful and more than anything, expensive.
A clerk in Superior shot a suspect during an attempted robbery.
The Duluth Police Department has the highest number of untested rape kits in the state.
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a possible missing hunter.
Five people were arrested in Superior after police raided a home, seizing drugs and cash.
Duluth Police have located three boys who left the Northwoods Children’s Services West Duluth campus on Tuesday.
A vigil has been set for the woman shot and killed in a domestic incident in Aurora Sunday night.
The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing child Jonathan Kalep Beckman.
We’ve shown you how social media has helped Northland police build a positive relationship with the community, but what about the criminals?
An Eveleth woman has pleaded guilty to setting up the murder of her boyfriend.
A Grand Rapids man died Friday after rolling his car.
The suspect who shot and killed an Aitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy at a St. Cloud Hospital in October was never evaluated by a psychiatrist while at the hospital.
One person is dead following an ATV accident near Lake Vermillion Monday night.
Dramatic photos and videos have spread around the internet like wildfire, portraying law enforcement as “the bad guys,” but some Northland police departments are using the tool as a way to connect positively with the community.
Bail has been set at $150,000 for the man accused of abducting another man at gunpoint in Sawyer County.
The former owners of J.C. Moon in Ashland have been sentenced to federal prison.
The Minnesota State Patrol is adding five unmarked squad cars to the force in an effort to target distracted drivers.
A 51-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing a woman in Aurora Sunday.
The annual Veteran’s Day Parade on Wednesday will re-route traffic in downtown Duluth.
Duluth Police arrested a man for car prowling after catching him in the act on Saturday.
The Superior Police Department says no foul play is suspected in the death of a man found dead on Connor’s Point.
Social media has wormed its way into most people’s lives one way or another. It’s transitioned to such a big part of our culture that those who protect us now use it as a method to keep us safe.
Authorities have arrested a man accused of abducting another man at gunpoint in Sawyer County.
Duluth police have identified a 74-year-old man in a wheelchair who was hit by a vehicle Saturday.
A Sandstone man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a popular student athlete last winter.
A woman was arrested in Superior after police found a dead horse and several malnourished animals during a traffic stop.
Former New York Prison employee Joyce Mitchell will have to pay $80,000 in restitution for her role in helping two convicted murderers escape out of prison.
One person was injured after a grease fire in a dorm room in Hibbing.
A garage in Hibbing is considered a total loss after a fire ripped through it Thursday morning.
A Level 3 sex offender who was wanted by authorities in Minnesota after cutting off his GPS device, has been arrested in Illinois.
Authorities are investigating the wife and son of a Fox Lake police officer who killed himself to avoid being exposed in an embezzlement scheme.
A woman was injured after rolling her car in Eveleth Thursday.
The Bemidji Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension say they believe foul play is suspected and have identified two persons of interest in the disappearance of a Bemidji woman.
Local, state and federal prosecutors will come together and strategize on ways to enhance public trust and confidence in the criminal justice system while promoting public safety.
A Ramsey County jury has awarded $8.1 million to a man who says he was molested as a boy by a priest from the Duluth diocese.
Authorities say the 2015 Click It or Ticket campaign shows more drivers are putting their safety first.
Five people were injured in a stabbing on a California college campus Wednesday morning.
A judge has found enough probable cause to hold the man labeled a “person of interest” in Jacob Wetterling’s abduction behind bars on child porn charges.
Police in Fox Lake, Illinois say one of their officers, originally believed to have been murdered, actually killed himself.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a woman missing since Halloween night.
Hayward Police are investigating a bomb threat called into Hayward Primary School on Monday.
A Deer River man has pleaded guilty to making violent threats in connection to an incident at a Grand Rapids hotel in August.
Anoka Police are investigating reports of a child abduction Monday after a 10-year-old boy says he was grabbed and thrown into a van, but managed to escape.
Patty and Jerry Wetterling addressed the media for the first time Tuesday since police named a “person of interest” in their son’s disappearance.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is searching for a Level 3 sex offender who they say is no longer complying with conditions of his release from prison.
Authorities have identified the person who died after being struck by a semi-truck in Pine County.
An act of arson has devastated the congregation of one Ashland church but the Salem Baptist Community is already regrouping.