Unrest spread to Anoka County Thursday night as looters targeted Northtown Mall in Blaine, while riots and property damage continued across the Twin Cities after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
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Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order May 28 at 4 p.m., activating the Minnesota National Guard to provide safety and protection to the people of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding communities, according to a press release from the National Guard.
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public about the dangers of taking prescription medications without a prescription after a string of suspected overdose deaths involving fake oxycodone pills raised concerns in Anoka County.
A 26-year-old Elk River woman is charged with burglary after allegedly searching several Blaine garages.
Anoka County fallen officers were honored during National Police Week, which took place May 10-16.
A 43-year-old Coon Rapids is charged with dealing cocaine after officers searched his apartment.
A 21-year-old man with no public address is charged with attacking a man and smashing windshields in Coon Rapids.
A 35-year-old former Ramsey man was convicted of assaulting a woman.
A 22-year-old Minneapolis woman is charged with breaking into a Fridley Hotel.
A man died and a firefighter was injured in a Columbia Heights townhome fire Sunday, May 10.
A 43-year-old Ramsey man is charged with murder relating to an overdose death last year.
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two people found dead in a home in Ham Lake on Wednesday, April 29.
A 30-year-old Blaine man is charged with selling and possessing hundreds of grams of methamphetamine.
Anoka County’s forensic laboratory has been recognized as among the top labs in the world.
No injuries were reported in an Andover fire despite the family’s home being considered a total loss.
A 41-year-old Oak Grove man is charged with molesting a boy years ago.
Carla Hylle sees a lot of airplanes land on Coon Lake, but she’d never seen one crash until Thursday, April 30.
A 53-year-old Anoka woman faces attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a 69-year-old man almost a dozen times and engaging in a three-hour standoff with police Friday, April 24.
The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two people found dead at a home in Ham Lake on Wednesday, April 29.
In a unique ceremony, the Minnesota State Patrol’s 61st Training Academy graduated 22 cadets April 11, including Brandon Lindemoen of Blaine and Christopher Caldwell of Fridley.
Anoka County is home to the state’s first forensic laboratory with a method to test for the psychoactive component of marijuana.
The Blaine Police Department is offering to make kids’ birthdays a little more special by sending messages by request.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 36-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a Coon Rapids child.
A 62-year-old St. Paul man is charged with defrauding a series of car dealerships including one in Fridley.
A 69-year-old man was stabbed in Anoka Friday, April 24, and a female suspect is in custody after a standoff with police.
A 51-year-old Stillwater man, formerly of Blaine, was convicted of drunken driving after being stopped in a Lexington parking lot.
A 24-year-old Coon Rapids man is charged with dealing drugs after police say they arrested him with almost 100 grams of methamphetamine.
A 21-year-old Fridley man is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Fridley hotel.
A member of the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is numbered among the FBI National Academy’s recent graduates.
A 34-year-old Ham Lake man allegedly linked to a series of assaults and burglaries is charged with multiple felonies in relation to home invasions in Minneapolis last summer.
Two men have been charged in connection with the burglary of a Ramsey gun store.
Human remains found in Fridley earlier this month were the bones of homeless man.
Thursday, April 16, is Tornado Drill Day in Minnesota, as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Mock tornado drills are scheduled for 1:45 and 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in several Minnesota counties for both mock drills. There will be no weather radio alerts and …
A 36-year-old Coon Rapids man faces felony drug charges after police reported more than 300 grams of methamphetamine found in a raid on his property.
A 28-year-old Zimmerman man, formerly of Blaine, was sentenced for stealing almost $1,500 in merchandise from a Target.
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A White Bear Lake man has been charged in the burglary of a Ramsey gun store.
Two people are charged with breaking into a Blaine vacation home in March.
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